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Bastian, Herbert
IM🇩🇪FIDE 4601700· Male· Germany· Born in 1952
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Herbert Bastian, a 74-year-old German International Master, is rated 2205 and sitting in the top 4% of players worldwide. He is currently in the 2200–2250 range. 11 rated games in the past year (≈17/year long-term). Recent appearance: Oberliga Sued-West 2025-2026 Maerz 2026. His peak of 2413 was reached at age 53 (Jul 2005).
Awarded IM in 2005 (age 53) and FM in 2001 (age 49).
Current rating
2205
Standard
Rpd2214·Blz2132
All-time high
2413
−208 pts below
Jul 2005 · age 53
Jul 2005 · age 53
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 4%
#7,882 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
20 entries2026
Re-crossed 2200
at age 74
Apr 2026
2023
57th 70-75 player worldwide
at age 71 · rated 2246
Dec 2023
2020
Re-crossed 2300
at age 68
Jan 2020
2019
Re-crossed 2300
at age 67
Jul 2019
2018
74th 65-70 player worldwide
at age 66 · rated 2306
Dec 2018
2017
Re-crossed 2300
at age 65
Nov 2017
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-4
2209 → 2205
Tournaments
6
11 games
Score
2.5/ 1122.7%
1W3D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #9 | 3159 | +7.1 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/3 | #89 | 2171 | -1.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/2 | #108 | 1621 | -4.5 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/2 | #61 | 2193 | -0.5 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/2 | #72 | 2251 | +0.9 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0/1 | #82 | 1388 | -5.3 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMichael Erhardt
🇩🇪GER·2055
+3 −0 =3
6 games·last met Oct 2020
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vsKarl-Jasmin MuranyiIM
🇩🇪GER·2334
+2 −1 =3
6 games·last met Nov 2017
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vsJoachim Klein
🇩🇪GER·2166
+2 −3 =0
5 games·last met Oct 2022
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vsTobias BaerwinkelFM
🇩🇪GER·2271
+3 −2 =0
5 games·last met Oct 2021
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vsStephan BeckingIM
🇩🇪GER·2410
+0 −3 =2
5 games·last met Jan 2020
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Rankings
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Germany
#820
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#5,518
in continent
World
#7,882
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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