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Kersten, Uwe
IM🇩🇪FIDE 4615646· Male· Germany· Born in 1968
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Uwe Kersten, a 58-year-old German International Master, is rated 2204 and sitting in the top 4% of players worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +33 Elo over the past 12 months. 70 rated games in the past year (≈46/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 5. Int. Baden-Badener Faschingsopen 2026 A-Gruppe, 36. Staufer Open A, and Hessische Einzelmeisterschaften 2025 Meister-Turnier. His peak of 2369 was reached at age 33 (Oct 2001).
Awarded IM in 2020 (age 52) and FM in 2001 (age 33).
Current rating
2204
Standard
Rpd2226·Blz2199
All-time high
2369
−165 pts below
Oct 2001 · age 33
Oct 2001 · age 33
Activity
58
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
61 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#7,969 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
21 entries2026
Re-crossed 2200
at age 58
Jun 2026
2024
95th German 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 2215
Apr 2024
2023
1,000 career games
at age 55
Feb 2023
2022
96th German 50-55 player
at age 54 · rated 2261
Oct 2022
2020
IM title awardedIM
at age 52 · 90th FIDE Congress 2019
Mar 2020
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 2252 → returned at 2257
Mar 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+35
2169 → 2204
Tournaments
11
66 games
Score
39/ 6659.1%
26W28D12L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jun 2026 | 1/3 | #97 | 1783 | -15.5 |
Swiss | May 2026 | 4.5/7 | #4 | 2362 | +18.8 |
Swiss | May 2026 | 4/5 | #3 | 2493 | +20.9 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2/2 | #158 | 2707 | -6.4 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5/9 | #74 | 2118 | -7.1 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2.5/7 | #13 | 2141 | -4.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4/7 | #71 | 2195 | +1.8 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5.5/8 | #30 | 2132 | -2.3 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0.5/1 | #53 | 2202 | +0.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5.5/7 | #7 | 2283 | +10.5 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsVinzent SpitzlFM
🇩🇪GER·2334
+3 −0 =6
9 games·last met Sep 2022
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vsHagen PoetschGM
🇩🇪GER·2445
+1 −5 =2
8 games·last met Nov 2024
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vsPatrick Chandler
🇩🇪GER·2083
+3 −4 =1
8 games·last met Jul 2023
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vsHorst AlberFM
🇩🇪GER·2231
+0 −0 =5
5 games·last met May 2026
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vsMarian Can NothnagelFM
🇩🇪GER·2451
+1 −1 =3
5 games·last met May 2026
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Rankings
/
Germany
#822
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#5,564
in continent
World
#7,969
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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