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Roth, Josef

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FIDEFIDE 4609778· Male· Germany· Born in 1960

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Josef Roth, a 66-year-old German Candidate Master, is rated 1954. He has held steady between 1950 and 2000 for 3 years. 15 rated games in the past year (≈12/year long-term). Recent appearances: 40th European Club Cup (open) and S: International Chess Tournament 37th Open Pula 2025. He had 2 career breaks: 14 months (2004–2005) and 27 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2166 was reached at age 42 (Oct 2002).

Awarded CM in 2026 (age 66).

Current rating

1954

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2166

−212 pts below
Oct 2002 · age 42

Activity

17

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#35,853

#35,853 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

11 entries
2026
CM title awardedCM
at age 66
Jan 2026
2020
Re-crossed 2000
at age 60
Apr 2020
Inactive for 27 months
paused at 2001 → returned at 1993
Apr 2020
2009
Best 12-month gain (+44 Elo)
2108 → 2152
Jul 2009
2008
100 career games
at age 48
Oct 2008
2004
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 2120 → returned at 2138
Apr 2004

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Anna-Christina KopinitsFM 2,133
S: International Chess Tournament 37th Open Pula 2025 · Jun 2025 · +4.2 Elo
Evolution
-21
1975 → 1954
Tournaments
2
15 games
Score
6.5/ 1543.3%
5W3D7L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsJames Kavanagh1,876·40th European Club Cup (open)·R7·-12.2
2.[L]vsChristoph Knaller1,997·40th European Club Cup (open)·R2·-8.8
3.[L]vsPratik MulayCM2,071·40th European Club Cup (open)·R5·-6.8

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
40th European Club Cup (open)
Team
Oct 20252/7#5411863-22.2
S: International Chess Tournament 37th Open Pula 2025
Open Swiss
Jun 20254.5/8#1101959+1.2
Worst Elo result: 40th European Club Cup (open) (-22.2 Elo, finished #541).

Rankings

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Germany
#4,100
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#26,499
in continent
World
#35,853
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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World
Germany
1
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2,694
3
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2,645
3
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2,645
5
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2,635
6
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2,620
7
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2,593
8
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2,592
9
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2,591
10
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2,587
...
4100🇩🇪Roth, Josef1,954
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
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2,759
3
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2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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2,717
10
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2,708
...
26499🇩🇪Roth, Josef1,954
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
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2,754
10
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2,753
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35853🇩🇪Roth, Josef1,954