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Aepfler, Christian
FM🇩🇪FIDE 4628306· Male· Germany· Born in 1972
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Christian Aepfler, a 54-year-old German FIDE Master, is rated 2139 and sitting in the top 6% of players worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +43 Elo over the past 12 months. 64 rated games in the past year (≈23/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include TOBOL Chess Open 2026 A-Open, 2. Oberliga Ost 2025-2026 Staffel A Maerz 2026, and 4. Internationales Bruehler Open 2026 A-Turnier. He had 3 career breaks: 15 months (2010–2011), 12 months (2011–2012) and 106 months (2012–2021). His peak of 2331 was reached at age 36 (Jul 2008).
Awarded FM in 2007 (age 35).
Current rating
2139
Standard
Rpd2133·Blz2206
All-time high
2331
−192 pts below
Jul 2008 · age 36
Jul 2008 · age 36
Activity
48
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
64 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 6%
#12,079 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
17 entries2025
Re-crossed 2100
at age 53
Jul 2025
500 career games
at age 53
May 2025
2022
91st German 45-50 player
at age 50 · rated 2202
Apr 2022
2013
100th German 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 2257
Apr 2013
2012
Inactive for 106 months
paused at 2257 → returned at 2202
Oct 2012
2011
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 2258 → returned at 2257
Sep 2011
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+43
2096 → 2139
Tournaments
14
66 games
Score
44/ 6666.7%
34W20D12L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
top 10 of 14| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4/4 | #15 | 2901 | +16.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #25 | 2163 | +1.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #42 | 2137 | +0.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3.5/5 | #24 | 2151 | +5.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1.5/2 | #13 | 2231 | +5.6 |
Rankings
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Germany
#1,338
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#8,677
in continent
World
#12,079
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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