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Kistella, Roman
🇩🇪FIDE 4621476· Male· Germany· Born in 1971
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Roman Kistella, a 55-year-old German player, is rated 2212 and sitting in the top 3% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (3 games in the last 12 months) and had 4 career breaks: 15 months (2011–2012), 23 months (2013–2015), 14 months (2017–2018) and 59 months (2020–2025, COVID-19 included). Recent appearance: Oberliga NRW 2025-2026 April 2026. Also played 1 rapid event (including 34. Krefelder Schnellschach-Open 2025) recently. His peak of 2371 was reached at age 37 (Jul 2008).
Current rating
2212
Standard
Rpd2320·Blz2299
All-time high
2371
−159 pts below
Jul 2008 · age 37
Jul 2008 · age 37
Activity
1
games / yr avg.
3 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 3%
#7,547 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
16 entries2025
87th German 50-55 player
at age 54 · rated 2218
Sep 2025
2020
Inactive for 59 months
paused at 2224 → returned at 2218
Apr 2020
2018
Re-crossed 2300
at age 47
Nov 2018
2017
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 2307 → returned at 2289
Jul 2017
61st German 45-50 player
at age 46 · rated 2322
May 2017
2016
Re-crossed 2300
at age 45
Sep 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-6
2218 → 2212
Tournaments
3
3 games
Score
1.5/ 350.0%
1W1D1L
Top 2 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #37 | 2781 | +4.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #82 | 2287 | +2.2 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0/1 | #96 | 1331 | -12.4 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#761
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#5,255
in continent
World
#7,547
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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