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Pieper-Emden, Carsten
IM🇩🇪FIDE 4600487· Male· Germany· Born in 1963
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Carsten Pieper-Emden, a 63-year-old German International Master, is rated 2209 and sitting in the top 4% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2200 and 2250 for 3 years. 11 rated games in the past year (≈4/year long-term). Recent appearances: NRW-Liga Gruppe 1 2025-2026 Maerz 2026 and NRW-Viererpokal 2025 August 2025. He had 6 career breaks: 23 months (2002–2004), 23 months (2004–2006), 23 months (2006–2008), 27 months (2010–2012), 28 months (2017–2019) and 27 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2320 was reached at age 39 (Jul 2002).
Awarded IM in 2001 (age 38).
Current rating
2209
Standard
Rpd—·Blz2151
All-time high
2320
−111 pts below
Jul 2002 · age 39
Jul 2002 · age 39
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 4%
#7,699 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
20 entries2025
100 career games
at age 62
Jan 2025
2024
45th German 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 2240
Sep 2024
2023
70th German 55-60 player
at age 60 · rated 2240
Dec 2023
2020
Inactive for 27 months
paused at 2246 → returned at 2249
Mar 2020
2017
Inactive for 28 months
paused at 2251 → returned at 2250
May 2017
2014
78th German 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 2264
Dec 2014
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-13
2222 → 2209
Tournaments
7
9 games
Score
4.5/ 950.0%
3W5D1L
Top 2 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #52 | 2019 | -2.5 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #35 | 2062 | -2.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #35 | 1971 | -3.1 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #12 | 2672 | +1.2 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0.5/1 | #53 | 1960 | -3.2 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1/1 | #11 | 2712 | +1.4 |
Team | Aug 2025 | 0.5/2 | #13 | 2077 | -3.9 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#783
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#5,368
in continent
World
#7,699
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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