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Kraft, Volker
FM🇩🇪FIDE 4606221· Male· Germany· Born in 1962
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Volker Kraft, a 64-year-old German player. currently rated 2379 in Standard, career peak of 2404 (May 2010). He had 2 career breaks: 113 months (2010–2019), 66 months (2020–2025).
Current rating
2379
Standard
Rpd2395·Blz—
All-time high
2404
−25 pts below
May 2010 · age 48
May 2010 · age 48
Activity
3
games / yr avg.
8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#160
in Germany · of 13,782
Career timeline
9 entries2020
Inactive for 66 months
paused at 2396 → returned at 2391
Apr 2020
2010
Crossed 2400
at age 48
May 2010
All-time peak 2404
at age 48 · −25 from today
May 2010
Inactive for 113 months
paused at 2404 → returned at 2402
May 2010
2003
Best 12-month gain (+47 Elo)
2310 → 2357
Jul 2003
2002
FM title awardedFM
at age 40
Oct 2002
Recent Results (last 12 months)
Evolution
-17
2396 → 2379
Score
4/ 850.0%
1W6D1L
Standard rating history
Rankings
/
Germany
#160
out of 15,267 players
Europe
#1,460
in continent
World
#2,076
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Germany
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FIDE Games Detail
Last scraped: 2026-04-23Scrape games
8 Standard games (last 12 months)
2026-04STDOberliga Bayern 2025-2026 Maerz 2026Elo 2379
| Opponent | Elo | Res. | Δ Elo | ♟ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| fHeimrath, ReinerGER | 2131 | ½ | -3.1 | ♚ |
| fVuckovic, AleksandarGER | 2276 | 1 | +3.6 | ♔ |
2026-03STDOberliga Bayern 2025-2026 Februar 2026Elo 2378
| Opponent | Elo | Res. | Δ Elo | ♟ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leeb, SimonGER | 2232 | ½ | -2 | ♚ |
2026-02STDOberliga Bayern 2025-2026 Januar 2026Elo 2380
| Opponent | Elo | Res. | Δ Elo | ♟ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| fOtt, FlorianGER | 2314 | 0 | -6 | ♚ |
2026-01STDOberliga Bayern 2025-2026 Dezember 2025Elo 2386
| Opponent | Elo | Res. | Δ Elo | ♟ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wutz, ChristophGER | 2187 | ½ | -2.6 | ♚ |
2025-12STDOberliga Bayern 2025-2026 November 2025Elo 2389
| Opponent | Elo | Res. | Δ Elo | ♟ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| fHoeglauer, PatrickGER | 2267 | ½ | -1.7 | ♚ |
2025-11STDOberliga Bayern 2025-2026 Oktober 2025Elo 2391
| Opponent | Elo | Res. | Δ Elo | ♟ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| fHuch, ReinerGER | 2185 | ½ | -2.7 | ♔ |
| Khrapko, MarharytaGER | 2214 | ½ | -2.4 | ♚ |