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Franz, Karsten

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FIDEFIDE 4616251· Male· Germany· Born in 1963

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Karsten Franz, a 63-year-old German player, is rated 2146 and sitting in the top 5% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and had 4 career breaks: 17 months (2003–2004), 12 months (2018–2019), 35 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included) and 15 months (2023–2025). Recent appearance: 44. Internationales St. Veit Open 2025 - A-Turnier. His peak of 2278 was reached at age 42 (Apr 2005).

Current rating

2146

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2278

−132 pts below
Apr 2005 · age 42

Activity

6

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

Top 5%

#11,524 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

13 entries
2024
86th German 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 2177
Aug 2024
2023
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 2177 → returned at 2169
Sep 2023
2019
Inactive for 35 months
paused at 2213 → returned at 2194
Sep 2019
2018
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 2219 → returned at 2213
Aug 2018
2014
Re-crossed 2200
at age 51
Sep 2014
2011
100 career games
at age 48
Mar 2011

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Nathaniel Wickramasinghe 1,986
44. Internationales St. Veit Open 2025 - A-Turnier · Jul 2025 · +5.7 Elo
Evolution
-23
2169 → 2146
Tournaments
1
7 games
Score
4.5/ 764.3%
3W3D1L

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
44. Internationales St. Veit Open 2025 - A-Turnier
Open Swiss
Jul 20254.5/7#431997-23.2
Worst Elo result: 44. Internationales St. Veit Open 2025 - A-Turnier (-23.2 Elo, finished #43).

Rankings

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Germany
#1,270
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#8,259
in continent
World
#11,524
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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1270🇩🇪Franz, Karsten2,146
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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3
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3
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5
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6
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7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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10
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8259🇩🇪Franz, Karsten2,146
World
1
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2,840
2
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3
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4
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5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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9
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10
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11524🇩🇪Franz, Karsten2,146