Gloeckler, Christian
IM🇩🇪FIDE 34608966· Male· Germany· Born in 2011
Christian Gloeckler, a 15-year-old German International Master, is rated 2497 — his current career high and ranked 1st among German players under 16, and in the top 1% worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +68 Elo over the past 12 months. 106 rated games in the past year (≈98/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include X Open Internacional de Ajedrez Semana Santa San Vicente del Raspeig 2026 A, PRAGUE INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL 2026 - D FIDE open, and Wachtebeke Winter Round Robin 2026 Group A GM. Also played 2 rapid (including Biel Chess Festival 2025 - RAP) and 2 blitz events (including B: Super United Croatian Grand Chess Tour 2025 - OPEN BLITZ TURNIR) recently. He reached German #30 in May 2026.
Awarded IM in 2025 (age 14) and FM in 2023 (age 12). At junior level, he reached World #10 in U16, World #4 in U14, World #3 in U12 and #4 nationally in U10.
Current rating
2497
Standard
All-time high
2497
May 2026 · age 15
Activity
104
games / yr avg. · ≈9/mo
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#1
Career timeline
18 entriesStandard rating history
Activity & highlights
Last 12 months — tournaments
14 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 7/9 | #11 | 2563 | +9.7 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 7.5/9 | #2 | 2585 | +15.6 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 4/9 | #6 | 2371 | -9.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1.5/2 | #50 | 2404 | -0.9 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 8.5/9 | #1 | 2899 | +35.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #47 | 2432 | -0.3 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 6.5/9 | #11 | 2415 | +2.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 2/2 | #6 | 3176 | +8.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1.5/2 | #26 | 2583 | +4.0 |
Round-Robin | Oct 2025 | 3/9 | #8 | 2296 | -19.3 |
Rankings
National ranking
Europe & World
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| 30 | 2,497 | |
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