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Gehlen, Bernd

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FIDEFIDE 34674527· Male· Germany· Born in 1959

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Bernd Gehlen, a 67-year-old German player, is rated 1710 — just 25 short of his peak of 1735 (Apr 2026, age 67). He is climbing fast, having gained +179 Elo over the past 12 months. 30 rated games in the past year (≈20/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 1. Muenster Oster Open - B, Saarlaendische Seniorenmeisterschaft 2026 Maerz 2026, and Schach-Open Seniorenfoerderkreis 2025 UE 65. Also played 1 rapid event (including Saarlaendische Schnellschach-Mannschaftsmeisterschaft 2025) recently. He took a 14-month break between May 2024 and Aug 2025.

Current rating

1710

Standard

Rpd1501·Blz1540

All-time high

1735

−25 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 67

Activity

19

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

30 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#106,075

#106,075 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

8 entries
2026
All-time peak 1735
at age 67 · −25 from today
Apr 2026
2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 66
Dec 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 66
Aug 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+355 Elo)
1176 → 1531
May 2024
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 1531 → returned at 1610
May 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 65
Mar 2024

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
Offene Saarlaendische Einzelmeisterschaften 2025 B-Turnier
perf 2054 (+407) · 4.5/5 · #9
Top opponent
vs Armin Mikolajewski 1,964
33. Offene Senioren-LEM Sachsen-Anhalt over 65 · Jul 2025 · +35.4 Elo
Evolution
+179
1531 → 1710
Tournaments
7
36 games
Score
17.5/ 3648.6%
11W13D12L

Last 12 months — tournaments

7 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
1. Muenster Oster Open - B
Open Swiss
Mar 20263/5#921768-24.8
Saarlaendische Seniorenmeisterschaft 2026 Maerz 2026
Swiss
Mar 20260.5/1#91845+3.0
Saarlaendische Seniorenmeisterschaft 2026 Februar 2026
Swiss
Feb 20262/4#61745+2.2
Saarlaendische Seniorenmeisterschaft 2026 Januar 2026
Swiss
Jan 20261/2#81825+5.2
Schach-Open Seniorenfoerderkreis 2025 UE 65
Open Swiss
Nov 20254/7#161871+77.6
Worst Elo result: 1. Muenster Oster Open - B (-24.8 Elo, finished #92).

Rankings

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Germany
#10,035
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#74,751
in continent
World
#106,073
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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10
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10035🇩🇪Gehlen, Bernd1,710
Europe
1
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1
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7
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106073🇩🇪Gehlen, Bernd1,710