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Alber, Horst

FM🇩🇪

FIDEFIDE 4602013· Male· Germany· Born in 1963

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Horst Alber, a 63-year-old German FIDE Master, is rated 2231 and sitting in the top 4% of German players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and took a 13-month break between May 2013 and Jul 2014. Recent appearance: Marburger Schachtage 2025 A-Open. Also played 1 rapid event (including Int. Hessische Schnellschach-Einzelmeisterschaft 2025) recently. His peak of 2400 was reached at age 43 (Jul 2006).

Awarded FM in 2001 (age 38).

Current rating

2231

Standard

Rpd2274·Blz—

All-time high

2400

−169 pts below
Jul 2006 · age 43

Activity

11

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

Top 4%

#638 · German players · of 14,156

Career timeline

17 entries
2026
52nd German 60-65 player
at age 63 · rated 2231
May 2026
2022
56th German 55-60 player
at age 59 · rated 2268
Apr 2022
2016
48th German 50-55 player
at age 53 · rated 2318
Oct 2016
2014
Re-crossed 2300
at age 51
Jul 2014
2013
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 2296 → returned at 2310
May 2013
2009
33rd German 45-50 player
at age 46 · rated 2357
Apr 2009

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Pascal NeukirchnerFM 2,333
Hessische Einzelmeisterschaften 2026 Meister-Turnier · May 2026 · +1.4 Elo
Evolution
-3
2234 → 2231
Tournaments
2
9 games
Score
5/ 955.6%
2W6D1L

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Hessische Einzelmeisterschaften 2026 Meister-Turnier
Swiss
May 20263.5/7#72238+0.4
Marburger Schachtage 2025 A-Open
Open Swiss
Oct 20251.5/2#1352089-2.6

Most-Played Opponents

vsHagen PoetschGM
🇩🇪GER·2445
+2 −3 =3
8 games·last met May 2026
View head-to-head →
vsGeorg LegdeFM
🇩🇪GER·2241
+0 −3 =3
6 games·last met Feb 2023
View head-to-head →
vsUwe KerstenIM
🇩🇪GER·2204
+0 −0 =5
5 games·last met May 2026
View head-to-head →
vsChristopher SeifertFM
🇩🇪GER·2325
+1 −1 =3
5 games·last met Feb 2024
View head-to-head →

Rankings

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Germany
#638
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#4,567
in continent
World
#6,631
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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World
Germany
1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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2,634
6
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2,620
7
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2,593
8
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2,591
9
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2,588
10
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638🇩🇪Alber, Horst2,231
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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2,767
3
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2,764
4
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2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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