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Lotzien, Hans
🇩🇪FIDE 4613163· Male· Germany· Born in 1951
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Hans Lotzien, a 75-year-old German player, is rated 2064 and sitting in the top 9% of players worldwide. He has slipped back 59 Elo over the past 12 months. 23 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include NRW-Klasse Gruppe 4 2025-2026 Februar 2026, 19. Offene Senioreneinzelmeisterschaft Schleswig-Holstein, and Deutsche Senioreneinzelmeisterschaft 2025 over 65. Also played 1 rapid (including Deutsche Senioren-Schnellschacheinzelmeisterschaft 2025) and 1 blitz events (including Deutsche Senioren-Blitzeinzelmeisterschaft 2025 over 65) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 45 months (2007–2011), 20 months (2011–2013) and 15 months (2023–2025). His peak of 2240 was reached at age 50 (Jan 2001).
Current rating
2064
Standard
Rpd2084·Blz2117
All-time high
2240
−176 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 50
Jan 2001 · age 50
Activity
13
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
23 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 9%
#19,090 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
16 entries2023
28th German 70-75 player
at age 72 · rated 2137
Dec 2023
Best 12-month gain (+45 Elo)
2092 → 2137
Nov 2023
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 2137 → returned at 2129
Nov 2023
Re-crossed 2100
at age 72
Aug 2023
2018
51st German 65-70 player
at age 67 · rated 2141
Dec 2018
2017
100 career games
at age 66
Sep 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-36
2100 → 2064
Tournaments
7
21 games
Score
7/ 2133.3%
6W11D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 0/1 | #68 | 1148 | -13.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #61 | 2040 | -1.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #23 | 2084 | +0.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #72 | 1034 | -16.4 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0.5/1 | #50 | 1981 | -3.4 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4.5/8 | #114 | 2056 | -10.2 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1/1 | #19 | 2837 | +8.2 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#2,209
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#13,975
in continent
World
#19,090
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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