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Gheng, Josef
FM🇩🇪FIDE 4618041· Male· Germany· Born in 1971
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Josef Gheng, a 55-year-old German FIDE Master, is rated 2169 and sitting in the top 5% of players worldwide. He has slipped back 37 Elo over the past 12 months. 29 rated games in the past year (≈40/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Oberliga Wuerttemberg 2025-2026 April 2026, 19. Int. Deizisauer Herbstopen 2025 A, and 14. Oeffinger Schachopen 2025. Also played 3 rapid (including Baden-Wuerttembergische Schnellschacheinzelmeisterschaft 2025) and 2 blitz events (including Wuerttembergische Mannschafts-Meisterschaft - Blitz 2026) recently. He took a 28-month break between Feb 2020 and Jul 2022 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 2377 was reached at age 35 (Oct 2006).
Awarded FM in 2001 (age 30).
Current rating
2169
Standard
Rpd2339·Blz2344
All-time high
2377
−208 pts below
Oct 2006 · age 35
Oct 2006 · age 35
Activity
24
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
29 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 5%
#9,973 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
18 entries2025
1,000 career games
at age 54
Nov 2025
69th German 50-55 player
at age 54 · rated 2261
Jan 2025
2023
Re-crossed 2200
at age 52
Feb 2023
2020
Inactive for 28 months
paused at 2195 → returned at 2193
Feb 2020
2019
Re-crossed 2200
at age 48
Nov 2019
Re-crossed 2200
at age 48
Jul 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-13
2182 → 2169
Tournaments
9
22 games
Score
13/ 2259.1%
11W4D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 5.5/7 | #3 | 2123 | -5.0 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #57 | 1305 | -12.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/2 | #56 | 2096 | -4.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #25 | 2118 | -2.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #14 | 3072 | +12.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #45 | 1472 | -7.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #62 | 1545 | -6.0 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5/7 | #15 | 2235 | +11.4 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0.5/1 | #28 | 2251 | +2.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsBernd Grill
🇩🇪GER·2126
+8 −3 =3
14 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsGeorg, Dr. BraunFM
🇩🇪GER·2374
+6 −4 =4
14 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsRudolf Wilhelm BraeuningFM
🇩🇪GER·2167
+5 −5 =3
13 games·last met Mar 2024
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vsTobias KoelleIM
🇩🇪GER·2498
+3 −5 =4
12 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsKevin Narr
🇩🇪GER·2059
+11 −1 =0
12 games·last met Apr 2024
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Rankings
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Germany
#1,062
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#7,085
in continent
World
#9,973
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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