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Krueger, Rainer
🇩🇪FIDE 4611837· Male· Germany· Born in 1963
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Rainer Krueger, a 63-year-old German player, is rated 2066 and sitting in the top 9% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2050 and 2100 for 17 months. 21 rated games in the past year (≈7/year long-term). Recent appearances: 2. Oberliga Ost 2025-2026 Staffel A Maerz 2026 and 28. Offene Internationale Bayerische Schachmeisterschaft. He had 5 career breaks: 14 months (2001–2002), 17 months (2007–2009), 30 months (2012–2014), 32 months (2015–2018) and 46 months (2018–2022, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2261 was reached at age 42 (Jan 2005).
Current rating
2066
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2261
−195 pts below
Jan 2005 · age 42
Jan 2005 · age 42
Activity
13
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
21 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 9%
#18,881 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2018
Inactive for 46 months
paused at 2154 → returned at 2145
Dec 2018
2015
Inactive for 32 months
paused at 2142 → returned at 2152
Dec 2015
2012
Inactive for 30 months
paused at 2181 → returned at 2175
May 2012
100 career games
at age 49
May 2012
2007
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 2216 → returned at 2223
Jul 2007
2005
All-time peak 2261
at age 42 · −195 from today
Jan 2005
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-10
2076 → 2066
Tournaments
4
12 games
Score
6.5/ 1254.2%
3W7D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #34 | 2057 | -0.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #38 | 1971 | -2.6 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1.5/2 | #15 | 2011 | -2.4 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4/8 | #291 | 2057 | -5.2 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#2,171
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#13,821
in continent
World
#18,881
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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