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Eckelt, Rufus Thadeus
🇩🇪FIDE 34687394· Male· Germany· Born in 2008
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Rufus Thadeus Eckelt, a 18-year-old German player, is rated 1796 — his current career high. He is rising rapidly, having gained +97 Elo over the past 12 months. 57 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
1796
Standard
Rpd1714·Blz1712
All-time high
1796
at best
Jun 2026 · age 18
Jun 2026 · age 18
Activity
45
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
57 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#77,644
#77,644 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
6 entries2026
Best 12-month gain (+97 Elo)
1699 → 1796
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1796
at age 18
Jun 2026
2024
Crossed 1600
at age 16
May 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 16
May 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 16
May 2024
First FIDE rating
1769 · at age 16
May 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+94
1702 → 1796
Tournaments
9
58 games
Score
30/ 5851.7%
18W24D16L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 3.5/5 | #21 | 1900 | +38.0 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4.5/7 | #978 | 1973 | +35.2 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3.5/5 | #13 | 1872 | +56.8 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2/7 | #34 | 1648 | -27.6 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 2.5/4 | #25 | 2020 | +26.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5.5/9 | #20 | 1659 | -17.6 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4/4 | #23 | 2627 | -12.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 2.5/4 | #19 | 1755 | +7.2 |
Team | Jul 2025 | 2/6 | #563 | 1673 | -11.6 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#7,985
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#56,172
in continent
World
#77,643
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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