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Becker, Friedhelm
🇩🇪FIDE 34667970· Male· Germany· Born in 1949
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Friedhelm Becker, a 77-year-old German player, is rated 1950 — his current career high. He is rising rapidly, having gained +106 Elo over the past 12 months. 25 rated games in the past year (≈17/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 58. Niedersaechsische Senioren-Schacheinzelmeisterschaft 2026, NRW-Klasse Gruppe 1 2025-2026 Maerz 2026, and NRW-Liga Gruppe 2 2025-2026 November 2025. He took a 12-month break between May 2024 and Jun 2025.
Current rating
1950
Standard
Rpd1830·Blz—
All-time high
1950
at best
May 2026 · age 77
May 2026 · age 77
Activity
17
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
25 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#36,691
#36,691 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
7 entries2026
74th German 75-80 player
at age 77 · rated 1950
May 2026
Best 12-month gain (+106 Elo)
1844 → 1950
May 2026
All-time peak 1950
at age 77
May 2026
2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 76
Dec 2025
2024
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1844 → returned at 1835
May 2024
2023
Crossed 1800
at age 74
Dec 2023
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Best result
58. Niedersaechsische Senioren-Schacheinzelmeisterschaft 2026perf 2160 (+210) · 4.5/6 · #27
Top opponent
Evolution
+115
1835 → 1950
Tournaments
10
26 games
Score
13/ 2650.0%
5W16D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4.5/6 | #27 | 2160 | +28.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #63 | 1295 | -5.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1.5/3 | #20 | 1974 | +4.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #48 | 1190 | -8.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #50 | 1933 | 0.0 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#4,173
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#27,110
in continent
World
#36,691
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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