Format
UF
Unzicker, Ferdinand, Dr.
FM🇩🇪FIDE 4619196· Male· Germany· Born in 1971
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Ferdinand, Dr. Unzicker, a 55-year-old German FIDE Master, is rated 2296 and sitting in the top 3% of German players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +28 Elo over the past 12 months. 12 rated games in the past year. Recent appearances: grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open and 2. Bundesliga West AUT 2025-2026 Round 6-8. Also played 1 rapid event (including 23. Garchinger Dreikoenigsturnier) recently. He took a 12-month break between Dec 2022 and Jan 2024. His peak of 2337 was reached at age 42 (May 2013).
Awarded FM in 2021 (age 50).
Current rating
2296
Standard
Rpd2287·Blz2309
All-time high
2337
−41 pts below
May 2013 · age 42
May 2013 · age 42
Activity
26
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
12 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 3%
#380 · German players · of 14,156
Career timeline
19 entries2022
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 2310 → returned at 2292
Dec 2022
42nd German 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 2329
Apr 2022
2021
38th German 45-50 player
at age 50 · rated 2325
Dec 2021
FM title awardedFM
at age 50
Dec 2021
2018
Best 12-month gain (+41 Elo)
2280 → 2321
Mar 2018
2017
Re-crossed 2300
at age 46
Jun 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+28
2268 → 2296
Tournaments
2
12 games
Score
8.5/ 1270.8%
7W3D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6/9 | #76 | 2340 | +18.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 2.5/3 | #6 | 2386 | +10.2 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#380
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#2,849
in continent
World
#4,252
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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