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Bach, Matthias
FM🇩🇪FIDE 4603168· Male· Germany· Born in 1963
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Matthias Bach, a 63-year-old German FIDE Master, is rated 2239 and sitting in the top 4% of German players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +33 Elo over the past 12 months. 15 rated games in the past year (≈38/year long-term). Recent appearances: Oberliga Nord Nord 2025-2026 April 2026 and 3. Internationales Schachopen Graal-Mueritz. His peak of 2364 was reached at age 43 (Oct 2006).
Awarded FM in 2001 (age 38). Earned IM norms at Berlin Summer 1989, 3.IHEM 1999, and Bergen International 2002.
Current rating
2239
Standard
Rpd2212·Blz2129
All-time high
2364
−125 pts below
Oct 2006 · age 43
Oct 2006 · age 43
Activity
25
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#588 · German players · of 14,156
Career timeline
28 entries2026
46th German 60-65 player
at age 63 · rated 2239
May 2026
7-month rising streak
+32 Elo
Mar 2026
2024
Re-crossed 2200
at age 61
Mar 2024
2023
Re-crossed 2200
at age 60
Apr 2023
2022
Re-crossed 2200
at age 59
Dec 2022
2020
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 2277 → returned at 2270
Mar 2020
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+33
2206 → 2239
Tournaments
9
15 games
Score
10.5/ 1570.0%
8W5D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #20 | 3031 | +10.0 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4.5/6 | #15 | 2284 | +8.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/2 | #57 | 1911 | -17.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #21 | 2931 | +7.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #51 | 2423 | +5.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #18 | 2919 | +7.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #47 | 2246 | +0.8 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0.5/1 | #32 | 2295 | +2.2 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1/1 | #8 | 3004 | +10.0 |
Rankings
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Germany
#600
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#4,311
in continent
World
#6,293
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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