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Kalmes, Rene

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FIDEFIDE 4000919· Male· Luxembourg· Born in 1972

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Rene Kalmes, a 54-year-old Luxembourgish player, is rated 2024. He is on a steady climb with +61 Elo over the past 12 months. 17 rated games in the past year (≈10/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Luxembourg Team Championship 25-26 Round 10, National Individual Championship 2026, and Luxembourg Team Championship 25-26 Round 8-9. Also played 4 rapid events (including 29. Echternacher Open) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 17 months (2005–2007) and 23 months (2007–2009). His peak of 2102 was reached at age 31 (Jul 2003); he also reached Luxembourgish #28 in Apr 2013.

Current rating

2024

Standard

Rpd1936·Blz1965

All-time high

2102

−78 pts below
Jul 2003 · age 31

Activity

13

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

16 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#24,014

#24,014 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

18 entries
2026
3rd Luxembourgish 50-55 player
at age 54 · rated 2024
Jun 2026
Best 12-month gain (+61 Elo)
1963 → 2024
Jun 2026
6-month rising streak
+68 Elo
May 2026
Re-crossed 2000
at age 54
Apr 2026
2022
2nd Luxembourgish 45-50 player
at age 50 · rated 1966
Apr 2022
2018
Re-crossed 2000
at age 46
Mar 2018

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Fred BerendIM 2,213
National Individual Championship 2026 · Apr 2026 · +15.0 Elo
Best comeback
Luxembourg Team Championship 25-26 Round 8-9
finished #2 (seeded #80 of 192)
Evolution
+61
1963 → 2024
Tournaments
8
16 games
Score
10.5/ 1665.6%
9W3D4L

Last 12 months — tournaments

8 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Luxembourg Team Championship 25-26 Round 10
Team
Apr 20261/1#52869+11.8
National Individual Championship 2026
Swiss
Apr 20262.5/7#52062+7.6
Luxembourg Team Championship 25-26 Round 8-9
Team
Mar 20262/2#22805+20.2
Coupe de Luxembourg 2026 Round 1
Knockout
Jan 20261/1QF2770+8.8
Luxembourg Team Championship 25-26 Round 6
Team
Jan 20261/1#132592+5.0
Luxembourg Team Championship 25-26 Round 3-4
Team
Nov 20252/2#82657+15.4
Luxembourg Team Championship 25-26 Round 2
Team
Oct 20250.5/1#1031897-1.8
Luxembourg Team Championship 25-26 Round 1
Team
Sep 20250.5/1#801793-5.0
Hot streak: 6 tournaments without losing Elo.

Rankings

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Luxembourg
#36
out of 294 players
Europe
#17,688
in continent
World
#24,014
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Luxembourg
1
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2,393
2
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2,266
3
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2,239
4
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2,230
5
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2,208
6
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2,204
7
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2,199
8
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2,197
8
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2,197
10
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2,184
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36🇱🇺Kalmes, Rene2,024
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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2,767
3
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2,764
4
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2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
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17688🇱🇺Kalmes, Rene2,024
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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2,753
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24014🇱🇺Kalmes, Rene2,024