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Geibel, Henning
🇩🇪FIDE 4618238· Male· Germany· Born in 1939
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Henning Geibel, a 87-year-old German player, is rated 1505. He has slipped back 66 Elo over the past 12 months. 50 rated games in the past year (≈49/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 58. Niedersaechsische Senioren-Schacheinzelmeisterschaft 2026, 4. Nestorenturnier 2026, and 10. Internationales Bad Schwartauer Schachopen. His peak of 1629 was reached at age 69 (Jan 2008).
Current rating
1505
Standard
Rpd1666·Blz1695
All-time high
1629
−124 pts below
Jan 2008 · age 69
Jan 2008 · age 69
Activity
52
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
39 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#183,832
#183,832 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
19 entries2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 85
Nov 2024
Best 12-month gain (+242 Elo)
1379 → 1621
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 85
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 85
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1400
at age 85
Mar 2024
2023
Re-crossed 1400
at age 84
Aug 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-66
1571 → 1505
Tournaments
6
50 games
Score
10.5/ 5021.0%
8W10D32L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1.5/7 | #72 | 1414 | -19.8 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/7 | #48 | 1351 | -31.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2.5/4 | #101 | 1855 | +10.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2/9 | #152 | 1504 | -17.6 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 1.5/5 | #39 | 1562 | -3.6 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 2/7 | #99 | 1566 | -2.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsElfriede Wiebke
🇩🇪GER·1499
+12 −3 =4
19 games·last met Oct 2022
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vsUrsula Schumacher
🇩🇪GER·1542
+1 −6 =7
14 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsGudrun Girod
🇩🇪GER·1568
+1 −0 =12
13 games·last met Mar 2025
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vsKlaus Briesemeister
🇩🇪GER·1636
+1 −3 =7
11 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsSiegfried Ludwig
🇩🇪GER·1568
+2 −8 =0
10 games·last met Jul 2021
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Rankings
/
Germany
#13,656
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#116,298
in continent
World
#183,781
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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