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KU
Kuempers, Ulrich
🇩🇪FIDE 4622472· Male· Germany· Born in 1952
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Ulrich Kuempers, a 74-year-old German player, is rated 1920. He has slipped back 34 Elo over the past 12 months. 36 rated games in the past year (≈25/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 14. Internationaler Schach-Senioren-Cup am Tegernsee 2026, 27. NordWest-Cup Open As, and 12. Wittelsbacher Weihnachts-Schach-Open. Also played 1 rapid event (including Bayerische Schnellschach-Mannschaftsmeisterschaft 2025 Landesliga Sued) recently. He took a 17-month break between Jul 2005 and Jan 2007. His peak of 2194 was reached at age 49 (Jan 2001).
Current rating
1920
Standard
Rpd2003·Blz—
All-time high
2194
−274 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 49
Jan 2001 · age 49
Activity
35
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
36 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#43,323
#43,323 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
18 entries2024
Re-crossed 2000
at age 72
Feb 2024
2023
Re-crossed 2000
at age 71
Sep 2023
85th German 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 2009
Jul 2023
2022
500 career games
at age 70
Sep 2022
72nd German 65-70 player
at age 70 · rated 2124
Jan 2022
Best 12-month gain (+77 Elo)
2047 → 2124
Jan 2022
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-34
1954 → 1920
Tournaments
5
36 games
Score
17.5/ 3648.6%
14W7D15L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsAlexander Vaisman1,727·Internationales Pfingst-Open 2025 B im 3. Muenchner Schachfestival·R6·-15.1
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/9 | #44 | 1928 | +5.8 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5/7 | #7 | 2121 | +45.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2/6 | #114 | 1791 | -16.2 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3.5/9 | #37 | 1771 | -36.6 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 2/5 | #63 | 1718 | -32.0 |
Worst Elo result: 42. Offenes Internationales Schachturnier Muenchen A-Turnier (-36.6 Elo, finished #37).
Rankings
/
Germany
#4,821
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#31,954
in continent
World
#43,323
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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