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KK
Kaufmann, Kurt
🇩🇪FIDE 4621301· Male· Germany· Born in 1970
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Kurt Kaufmann, a 56-year-old German player, is rated 2044 and sitting in the top 10% of players worldwide. He has slipped back 47 Elo over the past 12 months. 66 rated games in the past year (≈3/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open, Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q4 B, and 36. Staufer Open A. Also played 1 rapid (including Deutsche Schnellschach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025 Gruppe B) and 1 blitz events (including 16. DSAM-Blitzturnier) recently. His peak of 2115 was reached at age 31 (Jan 2001).
Current rating
2044
Standard
Rpd1995·Blz2034
All-time high
2115
−71 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 31
Jan 2001 · age 31
Activity
26
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
66 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 10%
#21,487 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
7 entries2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 55
Sep 2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 55
Jul 2025
2001
Crossed 2100
at age 31
Jan 2001
Crossed 2000
at age 31
Jan 2001
All-time peak 2115
at age 31 · −71 from today
Jan 2001
First FIDE rating
2115 · at age 31
Jan 2001
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+46
1998 → 2044
Tournaments
9
60 games
Score
33.5/ 6055.8%
23W21D16L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 3.5/6 | #49 | 2046 | +1.6 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/9 | #593 | 2091 | +13.8 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3/5 | #18 | 2040 | +4.8 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4.5/9 | #147 | 2077 | +16.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3/5 | #38 | 2030 | +4.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2.5/5 | #31 | 1998 | -3.4 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4/7 | #30 | 1940 | -16.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4.5/7 | #16 | 2138 | +25.4 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 4.5/7 | #19 | 1931 | -24.2 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#2,492
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#15,785
in continent
World
#21,487
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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