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Hoerstmann, Rudi
🇩🇪FIDE 4604075· Male· Germany· Born in 1969
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Rudi Hoerstmann, a 57-year-old German player, is rated 2199 and sitting in the top 4% of players worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2199 and 2267 over the past 2 years. 25 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Oberliga Nord West 2025-2026 April 2026, grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open, and 2. Bundesliga Nord 2025-2026 Februar 2026. Also played 1 blitz event (including Landesblitzmannschaftsmeisterschaft Niedersachsen 2025) recently. He took a 155-month break between Jul 2001 and Jul 2014. His peak of 2271 was reached at age 47 (Apr 2016).
Current rating
2199
Standard
Rpd—·Blz2193
All-time high
2271
−72 pts below
Apr 2016 · age 47
Apr 2016 · age 47
Activity
22
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
25 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#8,257 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2025
79th German 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 2230
Nov 2025
2024
58th German 50-55 player
at age 55 · rated 2267
Oct 2024
Best 12-month gain (+69 Elo)
2188 → 2257
May 2024
2023
Re-crossed 2200
at age 54
Nov 2023
2019
100 career games
at age 50
May 2019
2016
All-time peak 2271
at age 47 · −72 from today
Apr 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-16
2215 → 2199
Tournaments
8
25 games
Score
15/ 2560.0%
13W4D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #19 | 2874 | +6.2 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4.5/9 | #410 | 2109 | -26.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 2/2 | #4 | 2838 | +10.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/2 | #116 | 1562 | -12.6 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/2 | #34 | 2020 | -11.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #7 | 2673 | +2.2 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 5/7 | #43 | 2246 | +7.2 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1/1 | #5 | 2961 | +8.4 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#852
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#5,789
in continent
World
#8,257
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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