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Kowalski, Hans-Ludwig

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FIDEFIDE 34619399· Male· Germany· Born in 1960

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Hans-Ludwig Kowalski, a 66-year-old German player, is rated 1580. He has fluctuated between 1580 and 1642 over the past 2 years. 27 rated games in the past year (≈18/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 1. Binzer Seniorenfruehling 2026, grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open, and 9. Bayer Sommeropen 2025. His peak of 1642 was reached at age 65 (Sep 2025).

Current rating

1580

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1642

−62 pts below
Sep 2025 · age 65

Activity

20

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

27 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#154,013

#154,013 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

9 entries
2025
All-time peak 1642
at age 65 · −62 from today
Sep 2025
Re-crossed 1600
at age 65
Aug 2025
2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 64
Sep 2024
Best 12-month gain (+259 Elo)
1365 → 1624
Mar 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 64
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 64
Mar 2024

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
42. Oberfraenkische Senioren-Einzelmeisterschaft
perf 1699 (+80) · 3/9 · #48
Top opponent
vs Christof Wulfken 1,984
9. Bayer Sommeropen 2025 · Aug 2025 · +7.5 Elo
Evolution
-19
1599 → 1580
Tournaments
4
32 games
Score
10/ 3231.3%
5W10D17L

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
1. Binzer Seniorenfruehling 2026
Swiss
Apr 20262/8#181553-30.0
grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open
Open Swiss
Apr 20262.5/8#12801549-32.2
9. Bayer Sommeropen 2025
Open Swiss
Aug 20252.5/2#712690+22.6
42. Oberfraenkische Senioren-Einzelmeisterschaft
Open Swiss
Jun 20253/9#481699+19.8
Worst Elo result: grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open (-32.2 Elo, finished #1280).

Rankings

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Germany
#12,490
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#101,958
in continent
World
#153,997
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Germany
1
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2
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2,694
3
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2,645
3
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2,645
5
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2,635
6
🇩🇪Svane, RasmusFollow Rasmus SvaneTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,620
7
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2,593
8
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2,592
9
🇩🇪Wagner, DennisFollow Dennis WagnerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,591
10
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2,587
...
12490🇩🇪Kowalski, Hans-Ludwig1,580
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
3
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
3
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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2,717
10
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2,708
...
101958🇩🇪Kowalski, Hans-Ludwig1,580
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
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2,753
...
153997🇩🇪Kowalski, Hans-Ludwig1,580