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Renner, Kai
🇩🇪FIDE 4622219· Male· Germany· Born in 1970
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Kai Renner, a 56-year-old German player, is rated 2111 and sitting in the top 7% of players worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +51 Elo over the past 12 months. 23 rated games in the past year (≈14/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Niedersachsen Landeseinzelmeisterschaft 2026 A-Open, 28. Offene Internationale Bayerische Schachmeisterschaft, and 4. Kurt Pape-Open Gruppe A. Also played 1 rapid (including Anderter Open & 10. Niedersaechsische Schnellschach-EM 2026) and 3 blitz events (including 46. Norddeutsche Blitzschach-Mannschaftsmeisterschaft 2026) recently. His peak of 2248 was reached at age 45 (Jun 2015).
Current rating
2111
Standard
Rpd2149·Blz2082
All-time high
2248
−137 pts below
Jun 2015 · age 45
Jun 2015 · age 45
Activity
28
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
23 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 7%
#14,380 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2026
Best 12-month gain (+51 Elo)
2060 → 2111
Feb 2026
Re-crossed 2100
at age 56
Feb 2026
2024
Re-crossed 2100
at age 54
Aug 2024
2023
Re-crossed 2100
at age 53
Dec 2023
2020
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 2185 → returned at 2177
Apr 2020
2019
Re-crossed 2200
at age 49
May 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+51
2060 → 2111
Tournaments
4
27 games
Score
17/ 2763.0%
11W12D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Jun 2026 | 1.5/4 | #62 | 2033 | -8.8 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5.5/7 | #5 | 2293 | +37.6 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5/9 | #170 | 2076 | -1.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5/7 | #12 | 2138 | +14.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsTorben, Dr. Schulze
🇩🇪GER·2323
+1 −6 =1
8 games·last met Dec 2024
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vsWilfried BodeFM
🇩🇪GER·2343
+0 −2 =5
7 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsHendrik ReichmannFM
🇩🇪GER·2254
+0 −3 =3
6 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsBernd LaubschFM
🇩🇪GER·2167
+2 −3 =1
6 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsFabian StotynCM
🇩🇪GER·2202
+2 −2 =2
6 games·last met Jul 2022
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Rankings
/
Germany
#1,611
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#10,415
in continent
World
#14,380
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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