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Hess, Christian
FM🇩🇪FIDE 4605969· Male· Germany· Born in 1951
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Christian Hess, a 75-year-old German FIDE Master, is rated 2205 and sitting in the top 4% of players worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +25 Elo over the past 12 months. 50 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include 14. Internationaler Schach-Senioren-Cup am Tegernsee 2026, 3. Internationales Schachopen Graal-Mueritz, and 3. Offene Thueringer Seniorenmeisterschaft ueber 50 und 65. His peak of 2335 was reached at age 53 (Oct 2004).
Awarded FM in 2001 (age 50). Earned a IM norm at 19. Schwarzacher Op.Haupt 2004.
Current rating
2205
Standard
Rpd2164·Blz—
All-time high
2335
−130 pts below
Oct 2004 · age 53
Oct 2004 · age 53
Activity
48
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
50 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#7,911 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
24 entries2025
Re-crossed 2200
at age 74
Nov 2025
2023
Re-crossed 2200
at age 72
Nov 2023
2022
51st 70-75 player worldwide
at age 71 · rated 2248
Apr 2022
2020
95th 65-70 player worldwide
at age 69 · rated 2272
Oct 2020
2019
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 2272 → returned at 2248
Nov 2019
2018
1,000 career games
at age 67
Aug 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+27
2178 → 2205
Tournaments
9
44 games
Score
31/ 4470.5%
22W18D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6.5/9 | #8 | 2203 | +2.4 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3.5/6 | #42 | 2051 | -21.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5.5/7 | #2 | 2265 | +8.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #7 | 2726 | +3.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #27 | 2241 | +0.8 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0.5/1 | #29 | 2154 | -1.0 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 7/9 | #3 | 2285 | +21.8 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0.5/1 | #35 | 2057 | -3.6 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6/9 | #9 | 2229 | +16.4 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#816
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#5,522
in continent
World
#7,911
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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