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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 2131 and sitting in the top 6% of players worldwide. He has slipped back 45 Elo over the past 12 months. 59 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).
Current rating
2131
Standard
Rpd2167·Blz2050
All-time high
2349
−218 pts below
Jul 2010 · age 54
Jul 2010 · age 54
Activity
53
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
59 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 6%
#12,707 · players worldwide · of 216,808
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
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-45
2176 → 2131
Tournaments
10
60 games
Score
36/ 6060.0%
24W24D12L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6/9 | #16 | 2152 | +3.9 |
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 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#1,416
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#9,170
in continent
World
#12,707
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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