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Carstens, Andreas
FM🇩🇪FIDE 4600770· Male· Germany· Born in 1958
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Andreas Carstens, a 68-year-old German FIDE Master, is rated 2095 and sitting in the top 7% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2050 and 2100 for 7 months. 30 rated games in the past year (≈12/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Oberliga Baden-Wuerttemberg 2025-2026 November 2025, 33. Deutsche Seniorenmannschaftsmeisterschaft der Landesverbaende 2025 over 65, and 10. Offene BW Senioren-Einzelmeisterschaft 2025. Also played 6 blitz events (including Wuerttembergische Mannschafts-Meisterschaft - Blitz 2026) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 17 months (2002–2004) and 23 months (2006–2008). His peak of 2267 was reached at age 43 (Jul 2001).
Awarded FM in 2001 (age 43). Earned a IM norm at Swiss Volksbankopen 1990.
Current rating
2095
Standard
Rpd2215·Blz2084
All-time high
2267
−172 pts below
Jul 2001 · age 43
Jul 2001 · age 43
Activity
23
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
30 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 7%
#15,887 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2024
49th German 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 2144
Sep 2024
2019
71st German 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 2160
Jul 2019
2017
47th German 55-60 player
at age 59 · rated 2251
Oct 2017
Best 12-month gain (+44 Elo)
2207 → 2251
Jul 2017
2016
100 career games
at age 58
Apr 2016
2006
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 2218 → returned at 2211
Jul 2006
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
33. Deutsche Seniorenmannschaftsmeisterschaft der Landesverbaende 2025 over 65 · Sep 2025 · +2.6 Elo
Evolution
-13
2108 → 2095
Tournaments
5
31 games
Score
20/ 3164.5%
13W14D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 5/7 | #6 | 2069 | -2.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #46 | 1971 | -3.6 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 4/7 | #19 | 2077 | -0.4 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5.5/9 | #30 | 2069 | -7.4 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 5/6 | #22 | 2218 | -5.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsRudolf Wilhelm BraeuningFM
🇩🇪GER·2167
+3 −8 =2
13 games·last met May 2026
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vsMartin Hartmann
🇩🇪GER·2177
+1 −4 =2
7 games·last met May 2026
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vsIdar Geray
🇩🇪GER·1861
+7 −0 =0
7 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsSilas Deubel
🇩🇪GER·1887
+6 −0 =1
7 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsAlexander Tscharotschkin
🇩🇪GER·1970
+0 −5 =1
6 games·last met Jan 2026
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Rankings
/
Germany
#1,796
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#11,539
in continent
World
#15,887
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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