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Krause, Christian
CM🇩🇪FIDE 4608429· Male· Germany· Born in 1942
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Christian Krause, a 84-year-old German Candidate Master, is rated 2079 and sitting in the top 8% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 13 months (2014–2015) and 121 months (2015–2025). Recent standard appearances include Salzburger Landesliga B 2025-2026 Round 8-9, Salzburger Landesliga B 2025-2026 Round 6-7, and Salzburger Landesliga B 2025-2026 Round 4-5. His peak of 2181 was reached at age 59 (Jan 2001).
Awarded CM in 2006 (age 64).
Current rating
2079
Standard
Rpd2015·Blz—
All-time high
2181
−102 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 59
Jan 2001 · age 59
Activity
2
games / yr avg.
5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 8%
#17,429 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2025
40th 80+ player worldwide
at age 83 · rated 2094
Nov 2025
2015
Inactive for 121 months
paused at 2109 → returned at 2094
Sep 2015
2014
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 2140 → returned at 2109
Jul 2014
2013
36th German 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 2175
Jun 2013
2012
40th German 65-70 player
at age 70 · rated 2175
Oct 2012
2010
100 career games
at age 68
May 2010
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-30
2109 → 2079
Tournaments
4
5 games
Score
2.5/ 550.0%
1W3D1L
Top 1 win
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #61 | 1931 | -4.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1.5/2 | #11 | 1997 | -2.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #58 | 1802 | -7.0 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0/1 | #34 | 1078 | -15.4 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#1,994
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#12,708
in continent
World
#17,429
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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