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Lorscheid, Gerhard
FM🇩🇪FIDE 4606000· Male· Germany· Born in 1961
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Gerhard Lorscheid, a 65-year-old German FIDE Master, is rated 2125 and sitting in the top 6% of players worldwide. He has slipped back 64 Elo over the past 12 months. 53 rated games in the past year (≈56/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Oberliga Wuerttemberg 2025-2026 April 2026, European Individual Chess Championship 2026, and PRAGUE INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL 2026 - D FIDE open. Also played 1 rapid event (including Baden-Wuerttembergische Schnellschacheinzelmeisterschaft 2025) recently. His peak of 2355 was reached at age 48 (Sep 2009).
Awarded FM in 2001 (age 40). Earned a IM norm at First Saturday GM Tnmt 2009.
Current rating
2125
Standard
Rpd2166·Blz2135
All-time high
2355
−230 pts below
Sep 2009 · age 48
Sep 2009 · age 48
Activity
58
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
53 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 6%
#13,220 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
23 entries2025
85th German 60-65 player
at age 64 · rated 2186
Dec 2025
Best 12-month gain (+79 Elo)
2110 → 2189
May 2025
2021
Re-crossed 2200
at age 60
Aug 2021
Re-crossed 2200
at age 60
Feb 2021
2019
59th German 55-60 player
at age 58 · rated 2257
Oct 2019
1,000 career games
at age 58
Aug 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-37
2162 → 2125
Tournaments
11
54 games
Score
25/ 5446.3%
18W14D22L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 2/6 | #151 | 2092 | -10.8 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #62 | 1128 | -15.6 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3.5/7 | #467 | 2249 | +1.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #54 | 1990 | -4.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4/7 | #206 | 2044 | -17.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #14 | 2850 | +6.8 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2.5/8 | #119 | 2090 | -21.4 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #16 | 2943 | +9.0 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4/6 | #107 | 2235 | +17.4 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4/9 | #130 | 2166 | -2.2 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#1,467
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#9,558
in continent
World
#13,220
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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