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Spiess, Gunter
IM🇩🇪FIDE 4615000· Male· Germany· Born in 1964
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Gunter Spiess, a 62-year-old German International Master, is rated 2331 and sitting in the top 2% of German players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2300 and 2350 for 3 years. 24 rated games in the past year (≈21/year long-term). Recent appearances: 3. Internationales Schachopen Graal-Mueritz and 2. Bundesliga Sued 2025-2026 Maerz 2026. His peak of 2453 was reached at age 50 (Feb 2014, German #81 at the time).
Awarded IM in 2008 (age 44) and FM in 2001 (age 37).
Current rating
2331
Standard
Rpd2329·Blz2319
All-time high
2453
−122 pts below
Feb 2014 · age 50
Feb 2014 · age 50
Activity
18
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
24 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 2%
#262 · German players · of 14,156
Career timeline
21 entries2025
85th 60-65 player worldwide
at age 61 · rated 2348
Aug 2025
500 career games
at age 61
Apr 2025
2020
91st 55-60 player worldwide
at age 56 · rated 2391
Oct 2020
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 2391 → returned at 2388
Mar 2020
2017
88th 50-55 player worldwide
at age 53 · rated 2435
Jul 2017
2014
Peak German rank: #81
at age 50 · rated 2453
Feb 2014
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-17
2348 → 2331
Tournaments
6
18 games
Score
10/ 1855.6%
4W12D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5/7 | #4 | 2234 | -7.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #60 | 2378 | +0.5 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/3 | #84 | 2202 | -6.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #29 | 2358 | +0.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1.5/3 | #37 | 2333 | 0.0 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1/2 | #63 | 2177 | -4.0 |
Rankings
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Germany
#262
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#2,064
in continent
World
#3,165
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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