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Gehlen, Bernd
🇩🇪FIDE 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 (≈19/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
Apr 2026 · age 67
Activity
18
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
30 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#106,298
#106,298 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2026
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
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+179
1531 → 1710
Tournaments
7
36 games
Score
17.5/ 3648.6%
11W13D12L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3/5 | #92 | 1768 | -24.8 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #9 | 1845 | +3.0 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2/4 | #6 | 1745 | +2.2 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #8 | 1825 | +5.2 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4/7 | #16 | 1871 | +77.6 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4.5/5 | #9 | 2054 | +36.8 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 2.5/6 | #85 | 1906 | +79.2 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#10,208
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#74,930
in continent
World
#106,295
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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