Format
BA
Berghof, Axel
🇩🇪FIDE 4641345· Male· Germany· Born in 1963
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Axel Berghof, a 63-year-old German player, is rated 2084 and sitting in the top 8% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 88 months (2010–2017), 18 months (2017–2019) and 37 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included). Recent appearance: 33. Deutsche Seniorenmannschaftsmeisterschaft der Landesverbaende 2025 over 50. Also played 2 blitz events (including Thueringer Blitzmannschaftsmeisterschaft 2026) recently. His peak of 2180 was reached at age 38 (Jan 2001).
Current rating
2084
Standard
Rpd—·Blz2080
All-time high
2180
−96 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 38
Jan 2001 · age 38
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 8%
#16,953 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2022
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 59
Sep 2022
2019
Inactive for 37 months
paused at 2174 → returned at 2112
Jul 2019
2017
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 2155 → returned at 2174
Dec 2017
2010
Inactive for 88 months
paused at 2173 → returned at 2155
Jul 2010
2001
Crossed 2100
at age 38
Jan 2001
Crossed 2000
at age 38
Jan 2001
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
33. Deutsche Seniorenmannschaftsmeisterschaft der Landesverbaende 2025 over 50 · Sep 2025 · +5.8 Elo
Evolution
-6
2090 → 2084
Tournaments
1
7 games
Score
2.5/ 735.7%
1W3D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsIngo CordtsFM2,144·33. Deutsche Seniorenmannschaftsmeisterschaft der Landesverbaende 2025 over 50·R2·-8.3
2.[L]vsVladimir PodatFM2,264·33. Deutsche Seniorenmannschaftsmeisterschaft der Landesverbaende 2025 over 50·R3·-5.2
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Sep 2025 | 2.5/7 | #25 | 2061 | -6.4 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#1,931
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#12,339
in continent
World
#16,953
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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