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Kessler, Bernd

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FIDEFIDE 4639340· Male· Germany· Born in 1959

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Bernd Kessler, a 67-year-old German player, is rated 1981. He has held steady between 1950 and 2000 for 9 months. 24 rated games in the past year (≈7/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 1. Binzer Senioren-Open 2025, 41. Faaker See Open 2025, and Rudolf-Teschner-Gedenkturnier 2025. He had 6 career breaks: 17 months (2002–2004), 37 months (2007–2010), 14 months (2013–2014), 12 months (2016–2017), 31 months (2019–2021, COVID-19 included) and 20 months (2023–2025). His peak of 2150 was reached at age 45 (Apr 2004).

Current rating

1981

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2150

−169 pts below
Apr 2004 · age 45

Activity

9

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

24 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#30,623

#30,623 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

15 entries
2023
Inactive for 20 months
paused at 2006 → returned at 2004
Jun 2023
2019
Inactive for 31 months
paused at 2021 → returned at 2024
Mar 2019
2018
Re-crossed 2000
at age 59
Dec 2018
2016
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1973 → returned at 1982
May 2016
2013
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 2017 → returned at 1984
May 2013
2012
100 career games
at age 53
Jan 2012

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
Rudolf-Teschner-Gedenkturnier 2025
perf 2172 (+162) · 4.5/6 · #47
Top opponent
vs Simon GruenwaldCM 2,166
41. Faaker See Open 2025 · Aug 2025 · +4.6 Elo
Evolution
-23
2004 → 1981
Tournaments
3
25 games
Score
14/ 2556.0%
9W10D6L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsManfred Zimmermann1,891·1. Binzer Senioren-Open 2025·R4·-12.5
2.[L]vsDavid Blank1,923·41. Faaker See Open 2025·R9·-12.0
3.[L]vsOzbej Markun1,939·41. Faaker See Open 2025·R8·-11.6

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
1. Binzer Senioren-Open 2025
Open Swiss
Nov 20255/9#421938-12.8
41. Faaker See Open 2025
Open Swiss
Aug 20254.5/9#411943-15.6
Rudolf-Teschner-Gedenkturnier 2025
Open Swiss
May 20254.5/6#472172+6.0
Worst Elo result: 41. Faaker See Open 2025 (-15.6 Elo, finished #41).

Rankings

/
Germany
#3,561
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#22,631
in continent
World
#30,623
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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1
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3
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3
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2,645
5
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6
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2,620
7
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8
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2,592
9
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10
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2,587
...
3561🇩🇪Kessler, Bernd1,981
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
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2,759
3
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2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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2,717
10
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2,708
...
22631🇩🇪Kessler, Bernd1,981
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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30623🇩🇪Kessler, Bernd1,981