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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 1994. He has held steady between 1950 and 2000 for 10 months. 31 rated games in the past year (≈7/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Rudolf-Teschner-Gedenkturnier 2026, 1. Binzer Senioren-Open 2025, and 41. Faaker See Open 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

1994

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2150

−156 pts below
Apr 2004 · age 45

Activity

11

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

31 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#28,444

#28,444 · players worldwide · of 218,279

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

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Best result
Rudolf-Teschner-Gedenkturnier 2026
perf 2044 (+50) · 5/7 · #19
Top opponent
vs Simon GruenwaldCM 2,166
41. Faaker See Open 2025 · Aug 2025 · +4.6 Elo
Evolution
-16
2010 → 1994
Tournaments
3
25 games
Score
14.5/ 2558.0%
10W9D6L

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Rudolf-Teschner-Gedenkturnier 2026
Open Swiss
May 20265/7#192044+12.8
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
Worst Elo result: 41. Faaker See Open 2025 (-15.6 Elo, finished #41).

Rankings

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Germany
#3,307
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#21,025
in continent
World
#28,444
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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Germany
1
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3
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4
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5
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2,634
6
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2,620
7
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2,593
8
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2,591
9
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10
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2,587
...
3307🇩🇪Kessler, Bernd1,994
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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2,767
3
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2,764
4
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2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
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21025🇩🇪Kessler, Bernd1,994
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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28444🇩🇪Kessler, Bernd1,994