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Hofmann, Martin
🇩🇪FIDE 4641841· Male· Germany· Born in 1967
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Martin Hofmann, a 59-year-old German player, is rated 2108 and sitting in the top 7% of players worldwide. He has slipped back 41 Elo over the past 12 months. 14 rated games in the past year (≈7/year long-term). Recent appearances: Oberliga Wuerttemberg 2025-2026 April 2026 and grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open. Also played 3 blitz events (including Wuerttembergische Mannschafts-Meisterschaft - Blitz 2026) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 20 months (2001–2003), 27 months (2019–2021, COVID-19 included) and 13 months (2021–2022). His peak of 2237 was reached at age 49 (Nov 2016).
Current rating
2108
Standard
Rpd2111·Blz2126
All-time high
2237
−129 pts below
Nov 2016 · age 49
Nov 2016 · age 49
Activity
12
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 7%
#14,659 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
18 entries2023
93rd German 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 2224
Sep 2023
2021
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 2214 → returned at 2224
Sep 2021
2019
Re-crossed 2200
at age 52
May 2019
Inactive for 27 months
paused at 2216 → returned at 2214
May 2019
Re-crossed 2200
at age 52
Feb 2019
2016
All-time peak 2237
at age 49 · −129 from today
Nov 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-41
2149 → 2108
Tournaments
6
15 games
Score
6.5/ 1543.3%
2W9D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #12 | 2857 | +7.6 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3.5/8 | #787 | 1984 | -44.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #15 | 2143 | 0.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #31 | 2158 | +0.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #47 | 1442 | -7.6 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0.5/1 | #21 | 2298 | +4.0 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#1,647
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#10,625
in continent
World
#14,659
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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