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Loew, Gerald
FM🇩🇪FIDE 4615875· Male· Germany· Born in 1963
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Gerald Loew, a 63-year-old German FIDE Master, is rated 2162 and sitting in the top 5% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2150 and 2200 for 14 months. 65 rated games in the past year (≈43/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 14. Internationaler Schach-Senioren-Cup am Tegernsee 2026, Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q4 A, and 22. Bad-Koenigshofen-Open 2025. Also played 1 rapid (including Deutsche Senioren-Schnellschacheinzelmeisterschaft 2025) and 2 blitz events (including Deutsche Senioren-Blitzeinzelmeisterschaft 2025 over 50) recently. His peak of 2308 was reached at age 46 (Apr 2009).
Awarded FM in 2001 (age 38).
Current rating
2162
Standard
Rpd2199·Blz2062
All-time high
2308
−146 pts below
Apr 2009 · age 46
Apr 2009 · age 46
Activity
52
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
65 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 5%
#10,433 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
21 entries2024
1,000 career games
at age 61
Dec 2024
64th German 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 2215
Sep 2024
Re-crossed 2200
at age 61
May 2024
2018
Re-crossed 2200
at age 55
Mar 2018
2017
79th German 50-55 player
at age 54 · rated 2262
Oct 2017
2015
Best 12-month gain (+88 Elo)
2185 → 2273
Jul 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Best result
33. Deutsche Seniorenmannschaftsmeisterschaft der Landesverbaende 2025 over 50perf 2308 (+128) · 5.5/7 · #1
Evolution
+2
2160 → 2162
Tournaments
8
56 games
Score
36/ 5664.3%
24W24D8L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsThomas BruecknerFM2,296·33. Deutsche Seniorenmannschaftsmeisterschaft der Landesverbaende 2025 over 50·R2·+13.2
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3/6 | #142 | 1994 | -30.0 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3/5 | #7 | 2215 | +6.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5.5/7 | #6 | 2254 | +15.8 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4/8 | #277 | 2121 | -11.0 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 5.5/7 | #1 | 2308 | +27.4 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4/6 | #46 | 2120 | -4.2 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5/8 | #17 | 2121 | -6.2 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 6/9 | #7 | 2163 | +3.2 |
Worst Elo result: 14. Internationaler Schach-Senioren-Cup am Tegernsee 2026 (-30.0 Elo, finished #142).
Most-Played Opponents
vsRalf Mittag
🇩🇪GER·2062
+5 −3 =0
8 games·last met May 2026
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vsYaroslav DemchenkoFM
🇺🇦UKR·2312
+3 −3 =1
7 games·last met May 2026
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vsKurt-Georg BreithutCM
🇩🇪GER·2182
+2 −0 =5
7 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsTizian Wagner
🇩🇪GER·2008
+1 −3 =3
7 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsMichael Stierhof
🇩🇪GER·1959
+1 −3 =2
6 games·last met May 2026
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Rankings
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Germany
#1,126
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#7,432
in continent
World
#10,433
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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