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Eckelt, Rufus Thadeus

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FIDEFIDE 34687394· Male· Germany· Born in 2008

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Rufus Thadeus Eckelt, a 18-year-old German player, is rated 1758 — just 11 short of his peak of 1769 (May 2024, age 16). He is on a steady climb with +59 Elo over the past 12 months. 52 rated games in the past year (≈47/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open, Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q3 D, and Sachseneinzelmeisterschaft 2025-2026. Also played 2 rapid (including 24. Offenes Schnellturnier der Schachfreunde Berlin 1903) and 3 blitz events (including Berliner Elo-Halbmarathon Blitzschach 2025) recently.

Current rating

1758

Standard

Rpd1714·Blz1712

All-time high

1769

−11 pts below
May 2024 · age 16

Activity

45

games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo

52 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#89,742

#89,742 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

6 entries
2026
Best 12-month gain (+95 Elo)
1627 → 1722
Feb 2026
2024
Crossed 1600
at age 16
May 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 16
May 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 16
May 2024
All-time peak 1769
at age 16 · −11 from today
May 2024
First FIDE rating
1769 · at age 16
May 2024

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open
perf 1973 (+215) · 4.5/7 · #978
Top opponent
vs Timon Klein 2,001
Sachseneinzelmeisterschaft 2025-2026 · Nov 2025 · +14.9 Elo
Evolution
+59
1699 → 1758
Tournaments
9
60 games
Score
30/ 6050.0%
19W22D19L

Last 12 months — tournaments

9 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open
Open Swiss
Apr 20264.5/7#9781973+35.2
Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q3 D
Open Swiss
Jan 20263.5/5#131872+56.8
Sachseneinzelmeisterschaft 2025-2026
Swiss
Nov 20252/7#341648-27.6
3. Reichenbacher Einladungsturnier
Swiss
Sep 20252.5/4#252020+26.4
Wroclaw Open C - Adolf Anderssen Chess Festival 2025
Open Swiss
Aug 20255.5/9#201659-17.6
Worst Elo result: Sachseneinzelmeisterschaft 2025-2026 (-27.6 Elo, finished #34).

Rankings

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Germany
#8,839
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#64,269
in continent
World
#89,741
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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Europe
1
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2
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3
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5
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6
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7
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8
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8
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10
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World
1
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2,840
2
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6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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9
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10
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