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Schlenker, Joerg
🇩🇪FIDE 4608623· Male· Germany· Born in 1959
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Joerg Schlenker, a 67-year-old German player, is rated 2056 and sitting in the top 9% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2050 and 2100 for 14 months. 43 rated games in the past year (≈14/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open, 5. Int. Baden-Badener Faschingsopen 2026 A-Gruppe, and 96. Badische Einzelmeisterschaft (BEM) 2025. He had 3 career breaks: 14 months (2003–2004), 35 months (2009–2012) and 24 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2297 was reached at age 48 (Jul 2007).
Current rating
2056
Standard
Rpd2197·Blz2177
All-time high
2297
−241 pts below
Jul 2007 · age 48
Jul 2007 · age 48
Activity
31
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
43 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 9%
#20,053 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
16 entries2025
83rd German 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 2125
Mar 2025
2020
59th German 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 2185
Oct 2020
Inactive for 24 months
paused at 2185 → returned at 2181
Oct 2020
2019
Best 12-month gain (+41 Elo)
2159 → 2200
Mar 2019
2018
Re-crossed 2200
at age 59
Aug 2018
2015
63rd German 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 2227
Apr 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-32
2088 → 2056
Tournaments
5
36 games
Score
18/ 3650.0%
13W10D13L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4.5/7 | #17 | 2018 | -6.0 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3.5/9 | #664 | 1955 | -37.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5/8 | #51 | 2122 | +8.8 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3/7 | #15 | 2105 | +2.6 |
Knockout | Jul 2025 | 2/5 | R32 | 2092 | -0.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsVeaceslav CofmannFM
🇩🇪GER·2289
+2 −5 =1
8 games·last met Oct 2025
View head-to-head →
vsMax Scherer
🇩🇪GER·2139
+2 −3 =1
6 games·last met Oct 2023
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vsRoland SchmaltzGM
🇩🇪GER·2446
+0 −5 =1
6 games·last met Jun 2017
View head-to-head →
vsBernd SchneiderFM
🇩🇪GER·2155
+4 −1 =1
6 games·last met Jun 2017
View head-to-head →
Rankings
/
Germany
#2,334
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#14,702
in continent
World
#20,053
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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