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Kunze, Kerstin
WIM🇩🇪FIDE 4612493· Female· Germany· Born in 1971
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Kerstin Kunze, a 55-year-old German Woman International Master, is rated 2003. She has held steady between 2000 and 2050 for 8 months. 21 rated games in the past year (≈10/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 1. Frauenbundesliga 2025-2026 April 2026, 3. Internationales Schachopen Graal-Mueritz, and Oberliga Ost 2025-2026 Maerz 2026. Her peak of 2196 was reached at age 34 (Apr 2005).
Awarded WIM in 2004 (age 33) and WFM in 2001 (age 30).
Current rating
2003
Standard
Rpd—·Blz2048
All-time high
2196
−193 pts below
Apr 2005 · age 34
Apr 2005 · age 34
Activity
17
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
21 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#27,023
#27,023 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 54
Nov 2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 54
Apr 2025
2020
Inactive for 20 months
paused at 2037 → returned at 2028
Mar 2020
2017
Re-crossed 2100
at age 46
Jan 2017
2013
100 career games
at age 42
May 2013
2005
All-time peak 2196
at age 34 · −193 from today
Apr 2005
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+5
1998 → 2003
Tournaments
9
21 games
Score
8/ 2138.1%
5W6D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/3 | #47 | 1938 | -6.0 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4/7 | #36 | 2035 | +8.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/2 | #60 | 1975 | -2.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #62 | 1261 | -8.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #23 | 2277 | +6.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/2 | #82 | 1567 | -4.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #33 | 2713 | +7.6 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1/2 | #26 | 2209 | +10.6 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0/2 | #63 | 1429 | -8.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMarta MichnaWGM
🇩🇪GER·2318
+1 −7 =0
8 games·last met May 2019
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vsOlga BirkholzWFM
🇩🇪GER·1936
+1 −3 =2
6 games·last met Aug 2022
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vsAlina Fichte-RathCM
🇩🇪GER·1987
+1 −3 =2
6 games·last met Aug 2022
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vsAnnmarie MuetschWIM
🇧🇪BEL·2250
+1 −3 =1
5 games·last met Aug 2022
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vsLena Mader
🇩🇪GER·1879
+5 −0 =0
5 games·last met Aug 2022
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Rankings
/
Germany
#3,143
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#19,967
in continent
World
#27,023
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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