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VH
Vatter, Hans-Joachim
FM🇩🇪FIDE 4602439· Male· Germany· Born in 1956
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Hans-Joachim Vatter, a 70-year-old German FIDE Master, is rated 2124 and sitting in the top 6% of players worldwide. He has slipped back 52 Elo over the past 12 months. 60 rated games in the past year (≈46/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 14. Internationaler Schach-Senioren-Cup am Tegernsee 2026, Oberliga Baden-Wuerttemberg 2025-2026 Maerz 2026, and 28. Offene Internationale Bayerische Schachmeisterschaft. Also played 5 rapid (including European Rapid Chess Championship 2025) and 6 blitz events (including European Blitz Chess Championship 2025) recently. His peak of 2349 was reached at age 54 (Jul 2010).
Awarded FM in 2001 (age 45). Earned a IM norm at 16e Open Intl de Nice 2009.
Current rating
2124
Standard
Rpd2167·Blz2050
All-time high
2349
−225 pts below
Jul 2010 · age 54
Jul 2010 · age 54
Activity
54
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
60 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 6%
#13,301 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
22 entries2023
28th German 65-70 player
at age 67 · rated 2216
Dec 2023
1,000 career games
at age 67
May 2023
7-month rising streak
+44 Elo
Jan 2023
2022
Re-crossed 2200
at age 66
Aug 2022
2021
Re-crossed 2200
at age 65
Nov 2021
2018
25th German 60-65 player
at age 62 · rated 2246
Oct 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-53
2177 → 2124
Tournaments
10
51 games
Score
29.5/ 5157.8%
19W21D11L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6/9 | #16 | 2152 | +3.9 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #90 | 1162 | -7.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #59 | 2122 | -0.1 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #85 | 1876 | -3.1 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4/8 | #272 | 1964 | -19.5 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0.5/1 | #35 | 2056 | -1.6 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2/6 | #18 | 1876 | -23.4 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 4.5/7 | #8 | 2176 | +0.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5.5/8 | #38 | 2118 | -3.2 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6/9 | #5 | 2180 | +1.3 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsChristian MaierIM
🇩🇪GER·2233
+0 −5 =6
11 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsBernd SchneiderFM
🇩🇪GER·2155
+5 −0 =5
10 games·last met Mar 2024
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vsKlaus KlundtIM
🇩🇪GER·2201
+3 −1 =5
9 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsRoland SchmaltzGM
🇩🇪GER·2446
+1 −6 =2
9 games·last met Mar 2023
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vsLukas Pfatteicher
🇩🇪GER·2276
+3 −3 =2
8 games·last met Oct 2025
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Rankings
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Germany
#1,479
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#9,618
in continent
World
#13,301
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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