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Gaertner, Matthias

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FIDEFIDE 4609964· Male· Germany· Born in 1971

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Matthias Gaertner, a 55-year-old German player, is rated 1914. He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 14 months (2008–2009) and 30 months (2009–2011). Recent appearance: 28. Offene Internationale Bayerische Schachmeisterschaft. His peak of 1990 was reached at age 44 (Feb 2015).

Current rating

1914

Standard

Rpd—·Blz1963

All-time high

1990

−76 pts below
Feb 2015 · age 44

Activity

10

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#44,785

#44,785 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

8 entries
2016
100 career games
at age 45
Dec 2016
2015
All-time peak 1990
at age 44 · −76 from today
Feb 2015
2009
Inactive for 30 months
paused at 1955 → returned at 1945
Apr 2009
2008
Best 12-month gain (+36 Elo)
1923 → 1959
Jan 2008
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 1959 → returned at 1955
Jan 2008
2007
Crossed 1800
at age 36
Jan 2007

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
28. Offene Internationale Bayerische Schachmeisterschaft
perf 1979 (+65) · 3.5/8 · #329
Top opponent
vs Tobias WennerCM 2,096
28. Offene Internationale Bayerische Schachmeisterschaft · Nov 2025 · +4.8 Elo
Evolution
+17
1897 → 1914
Tournaments
1
8 games
Score
3.5/ 843.8%
2W3D3L

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
28. Offene Internationale Bayerische Schachmeisterschaft
Open Swiss
Nov 20253.5/8#3291979+16.6

Rankings

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Germany
#4,959
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#33,010
in continent
World
#44,785
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Germany
1
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2
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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
...
4959🇩🇪Gaertner, Matthias1,914
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
...
33010🇩🇪Gaertner, Matthias1,914
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
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
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2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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2,753
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44785🇩🇪Gaertner, Matthias1,914