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Goldschmidt, Christian
🇩🇪FIDE 4619951· Male· Germany· Born in 1966
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Christian Goldschmidt, a 60-year-old German player, is rated 2201 and sitting in the top 4% of players worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +59 Elo over the past 12 months. 10 rated games in the past year. Recent appearance: Oberliga NRW 2025-2026 April 2026. He had 2 career breaks: 14 months (2003–2004) and 13 months (2011–2012). His peak of 2273 was reached at age 48 (Jan 2014).
Current rating
2201
Standard
Rpd2188·Blz2080
All-time high
2273
−72 pts below
Jan 2014 · age 48
Jan 2014 · age 48
Activity
15
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#8,115 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
13 entries2026
Best 12-month gain (+59 Elo)
2142 → 2201
May 2026
Re-crossed 2200
at age 60
May 2026
2022
91st German 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 2230
Oct 2022
2021
Re-crossed 2200
at age 55
Dec 2021
2015
100 career games
at age 49
Aug 2015
2014
All-time peak 2273
at age 48 · −72 from today
Jan 2014
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
+55
2146 → 2201
Tournaments
5
8 games
Score
6.5/ 881.3%
5W3D0L
Top 3 wins
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 2/2 | #1 | 3043 | +23.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #43 | 2894 | +8.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #29 | 2207 | +2.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #56 | 2889 | +8.0 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1.5/2 | #24 | 2383 | +12.6 |
Hot streak: 5 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
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Germany
#849
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#5,688
in continent
World
#8,115
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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