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Ackermann, Hans Werner
FM🇩🇪FIDE 4605918· Male· Germany· Born in 1952
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Hans Werner Ackermann, a 74-year-old German FIDE Master, is rated 2208 and sitting in the top 4% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2200 and 2250 for 2 years. 14 rated games in the past year (≈37/year long-term). Recent appearances: NRW-Klasse Gruppe 1 2025-2026 Januar 2026 and Deutsche Senioreneinzelmeisterschaft 2025 over 65. Also played 1 rapid event (including Deutsche Senioren-Schnellschacheinzelmeisterschaft 2025) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 44 months (2002–2006) and 20 months (2021–2023). His peak of 2367 was reached at age 65 (Jan 2017).
Awarded FM in 2001 (age 49).
Current rating
2208
Standard
Rpd2285·Blz2126
All-time high
2367
−159 pts below
Jan 2017 · age 65
Jan 2017 · age 65
Activity
15
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#7,746 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
23 entries2024
67th 70-75 player worldwide
at age 72 · rated 2230
Nov 2024
2023
Re-crossed 2200
at age 71
Aug 2023
2021
Inactive for 20 months
paused at 2191 → returned at 2223
Nov 2021
2019
91st 65-70 player worldwide
at age 67 · rated 2297
Sep 2019
Re-crossed 2200
at age 67
Jun 2019
2017
All-time peak 2367
at age 65 · −159 from today
Jan 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-2
2210 → 2208
Tournaments
6
14 games
Score
9.5/ 1467.9%
7W5D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #5 | 2875 | +6.6 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #64 | 1387 | -10.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #7 | 2817 | +5.0 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #12 | 2694 | +2.8 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0.5/1 | #51 | 1950 | -6.4 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 6/9 | #21 | 2130 | -19.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsGottfried SchumacherFM
🇩🇪GER·2108
+6 −3 =5
14 games·last met Oct 2024
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vsMichael SchulzFM
🇩🇪GER·2095
+3 −2 =5
10 games·last met Jul 2023
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vsEckhard Jeske
🇩🇪GER·2093
+0 −0 =8
8 games·last met Sep 2019
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vsHolger NamysloFM
🇩🇪GER·2077
+4 −1 =2
7 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsReinhard, Dr. ZunkerFM
🇩🇪GER·2013
+5 −0 =2
7 games·last met Jul 2021
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Rankings
/
Germany
#790
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#5,401
in continent
World
#7,746
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Germany
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World
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