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Kartsev, Soel
🇩🇪FIDE 4130561· Male· Germany· Born in 1966
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Soel Kartsev, a 60-year-old German player, is rated 2121 and sitting in the top 6% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2100 and 2150 for 2 years. 13 rated games in the past year (≈28/year long-term). Recent appearances: Oberliga NRW 2025-2026 Maerz 2026 and XIV. Unser Fritz-Open 2025 mit Einzelmeisterschaft SV Ruhrgebiet. Also played 1 blitz event (including Brackeler Saisonabschlussblitzturnier 2025) recently. His peak of 2269 was reached at age 39 (Jul 2005).
Competes for Germany since Nov 2009.
Current rating
2121
Standard
Rpd2226·Blz2015
All-time high
2269
−148 pts below
Jul 2005 · age 39
Jul 2005 · age 39
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 6%
#13,521 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
21 entries2022
Re-crossed 2200
at age 56
Jul 2022
2020
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 2214 → returned at 2212
Apr 2020
2018
95th German 50-55 player
at age 52 · rated 2253
Oct 2018
8-month rising streak
+90 Elo
Oct 2018
Best 12-month gain (+85 Elo)
2166 → 2251
Sep 2018
Re-crossed 2200
at age 52
Jul 2018
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Best result
XIV. Unser Fritz-Open 2025 mit Einzelmeisterschaft SV Ruhrgebietperf 2244 (+119) · 5/6 · #12
Evolution
-6
2127 → 2121
Tournaments
4
12 games
Score
6.5/ 1254.2%
4W5D3L
Top 3 wins
3.[W]vsRoland Michalicek1,893·XIV. Unser Fritz-Open 2025 mit Einzelmeisterschaft SV Ruhrgebiet·R7·+4.2
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/2 | #79 | 2069 | -3.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #41 | 3024 | +13.0 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0/2 | #97 | 1431 | -14.2 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 5/6 | #12 | 2244 | -2.0 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#1,520
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#9,772
in continent
World
#13,521
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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