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Faulstich, Kurt
🇩🇪FIDE 4628373· Male· Germany· Born in 1966
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Kurt Faulstich, a 60-year-old German player, is rated 1740. He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 55 months (2010–2014), 55 months (2014–2019) and 66 months (2019–2024, COVID-19 included). Recent appearance: Heusenstamm Sparkassen Open 2025 B. His peak of 1830 was reached at age 44 (Jan 2010).
Current rating
1740
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1830
−90 pts below
Jan 2010 · age 44
Jan 2010 · age 44
Activity
4
games / yr avg.
6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#96,037
#96,037 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 59
Dec 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+89 Elo)
1699 → 1788
Dec 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 58
Mar 2024
2019
Inactive for 66 months
paused at 1699 → returned at 1788
May 2019
2014
Inactive for 55 months
paused at 1774 → returned at 1699
Sep 2014
2010
Crossed 1800
at age 44
Jan 2010
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-48
1788 → 1740
Tournaments
1
7 games
Score
3/ 742.9%
2W2D3L
Top 2 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3/6 | #87 | 1640 | -46.8 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#9,444
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#68,385
in continent
World
#96,035
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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