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Hertneck, Gerald
GM🇩🇪FIDE 4600088· Male· Germany· Born in 1963
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Gerald Hertneck, a 63-year-old German Grandmaster, is rated 2427 and sitting in the top 1% of German players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2400 and 2450 for 2 years. 35 rated games in the past year (≈27/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 1. Schachbundesliga 2025-2026 April 2026, XL. Aeskulap-Open, and Oberbank-Challenge-Open 2025. His peak of 2576 was reached at age 38 (Apr 2001, World #151 at the time).
Awarded GM in 2001 (age 38).
Current rating
2427
Standard
Rpd2470·Blz2461
All-time high
2576
−149 pts below
Apr 2001 · age 38
Apr 2001 · age 38
Activity
26
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
35 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 1%
#79 · German players · of 13,806
Career timeline
16 entries2026
27th 60-65 player worldwide
at age 63 · rated 2432
Mar 2026
2021
23rd 55-60 player worldwide
at age 58 · rated 2486
Dec 2021
2020
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 2493 → returned at 2492
Feb 2020
2018
500 career games
at age 55
May 2018
2017
34th 50-55 player worldwide
at age 54 · rated 2498
Dec 2017
2011
28th 45-50 player worldwide
at age 48 · rated 2551
Jul 2011
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+10
2417 → 2427
Tournaments
8
26 games
Score
19/ 2673.1%
15W8D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #130 | 2414 | -0.3 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5.5/7 | #10 | 2310 | -5.5 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/2 | #64 | 2516 | +2.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #70 | 2370 | -1.7 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1.5/2 | #10 | 2589 | +4.2 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #73 | 3373 | +7.0 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1/2 | #51 | 2449 | +0.8 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 7/9 | #2 | 2421 | +3.0 |
Rankings
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Germany
#79
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#784
in continent
World
#1,274
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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