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Raetsch, Kurt
🇩🇪FIDE 4634063· Male· Germany· Born in 1960
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Kurt Raetsch, a 66-year-old German player, is rated 1963. He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months) and had 5 career breaks: 21 months (2008–2010), 44 months (2010–2014), 22 months (2014–2016), 12 months (2017–2018) and 15 months (2021–2022). Recent appearance: BSW Schachmeisterschaften 2025 Meisterturnier. Also played 1 rapid (including BSW Schachmeisterschaften 2025 Schnellturnier) and 1 blitz events (including BSW Schachmeisterschaften 2025 Blitzturnier) recently. His peak of 2106 was reached at age 41 (Jan 2001).
Current rating
1963
Standard
Rpd1981·Blz2002
All-time high
2106
−143 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 41
Jan 2001 · age 41
Activity
7
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#34,035
#34,035 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2021
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 1962 → returned at 1963
Aug 2021
2017
Re-crossed 2000
at age 57
Oct 2017
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 2002 → returned at 1997
Oct 2017
2014
Inactive for 22 months
paused at 1991 → returned at 1988
Dec 2014
2010
Inactive for 44 months
paused at 2021 → returned at 2009
May 2010
2008
Inactive for 21 months
paused at 2069 → returned at 2021
Jul 2008
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-4
1967 → 1963
Tournaments
1
7 games
Score
3.5/ 750.0%
3W1D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3.5/6 | #15 | 2059 | -4.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAndreas Ilgner
🇩🇪GER·2104
+2 −3 =1
6 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsRoland Streit
🇩🇪GER·1776
+6 −0 =0
6 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsRuediger Schuettig
🇩🇪GER·2183
+0 −6 =0
6 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsHans-Wolfgang Walther
🇩🇪GER·2041
+1 −3 =1
5 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsSteffen Michel
🇩🇪GER·2154
+0 −5 =0
5 games·last met Oct 2025
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Rankings
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Germany
#3,932
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#25,173
in continent
World
#34,034
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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