Format
WF
Walz, Fabian
🇩🇪FIDE 34618520· Male· Germany· Born in 2007
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Fabian Walz, a 19-year-old German player, is rated 2020 — his current career high. He is progressing steadily with +60 Elo over the past 12 months. 38 rated games in the past year (≈22/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open, Landeseinzelmeisterschaft M-V 2026 Meisterturnier, and Bremer Silvester-Open 2025 A-Turnier. Also played 1 rapid (including 3. Berlin U25 Open Rapid) and 3 blitz events (including 3. Berlin U25 Open Blitz) recently.
At junior level, he reached #78 nationally in U20.
Current rating
2020
Standard
Rpd2032·Blz2146
All-time high
2020
at best
May 2026 · age 19
May 2026 · age 19
Activity
27
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
38 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#24,516
#24,516 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
8 entries2026
78th German U20 player
at age 19 · rated 2020
May 2026
Re-crossed 2000
at age 19
May 2026
All-time peak 2020
at age 19
May 2026
Crossed 2000
at age 19
Feb 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+458 Elo)
1392 → 1850
Aug 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
+60
1960 → 2020
Tournaments
5
38 games
Score
20.5/ 3853.9%
11W19D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/9 | #551 | 2062 | +14.2 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4/7 | #3 | 2036 | +7.0 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3.5/7 | #24 | 2018 | +2.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4.5/6 | #16 | 2041 | +26.4 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 4.5/9 | #37 | 1982 | +10.4 |
Hot streak: 5 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
Germany
#2,839
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#18,083
in continent
World
#24,516
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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