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Leiser, Joachim
🇩🇪FIDE 34619500· Male· Germany· Born in 1966
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Joachim Leiser, a 60-year-old German player, is rated 1898 — just 26 short of his peak of 1924 (Apr 2026, age 60). He has fluctuated between 1864 and 1924 over the past 2 years. 40 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include 93. Pfaelzischer Schachkongress 2026 Meisteranwaerterturnier 1 (MAT 1), Saarlaendische Seniorenmeisterschaft 2026 Maerz 2026, and Offene Saarlaendische Einzelmeisterschaften 2025 Meisterturnier. Also played 1 blitz event (including Chessence Midnight Blitz Tournament No. 5) recently.
Current rating
1898
Standard
Rpd1730·Blz1753
All-time high
1924
−26 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 60
Apr 2026 · age 60
Activity
37
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
40 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#48,605
#48,605 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
4 entries2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 60
May 2026
All-time peak 1924
at age 60 · −26 from today
Apr 2026
2025
Crossed 1800
at age 59
Jul 2025
First FIDE rating
1909 · at age 59
Jul 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-11
1909 → 1898
Tournaments
8
34 games
Score
16/ 3447.1%
11W10D13L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsStephan, Dr. Busemann2,056·Offene Saarlaendische Einzelmeisterschaften 2025 Meisterturnier·R6·+30.0
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsAnn-Jennifer Graf1,790·Offene Saarlaendische Einzelmeisterschaften 2025 Meisterturnier·R4·-24.3
2.[L]vsKotada Al Jarad1,918·Offene Saarlaendische Einzelmeisterschaften 2025 Meisterturnier·R5·-17.0
3.[L]vsLasse Willems1,719·93. Pfaelzischer Schachkongress 2026 Meisteranwaerterturnier 1 (MAT 1)·R1·-14.8
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 1/3 | #124 | 1866 | -2.8 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3/5 | #23 | 1935 | +1.4 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 3.5/9 | #8 | 1857 | -25.2 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #5 | 2700 | +19.6 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3/4 | #2 | 2012 | +30.4 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1.5/2 | #3 | 1958 | +9.2 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2.5/7 | #16 | 1820 | -29.6 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 0.5/2 | #15 | 1777 | -13.6 |
Worst Elo result: Offene Saarlaendische Einzelmeisterschaften 2025 Meisterturnier (-29.6 Elo, finished #16).
Rankings
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Germany
#5,341
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#35,805
in continent
World
#48,604
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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