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Kaufeld, Juergen
FM🇩🇪FIDE 4648498· Male· Germany· Born in 1976
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Juergen Kaufeld, a 50-year-old German FIDE Master, is rated 2201 and sitting in the top 4% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2200 and 2250 for 7 months. 37 rated games in the past year (≈42/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include NRW-Liga Gruppe 2 2025-2026 April 2026, Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 11, and grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open. His peak of 2360 was reached at age 37 (May 2013).
Awarded FM in 2007 (age 31). Earned a IM norm at SVDB IM Normenturnier 2016.
Current rating
2201
Standard
Rpd2216·Blz2207
All-time high
2360
−159 pts below
May 2013 · age 37
May 2013 · age 37
Activity
40
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
37 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#8,115 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
21 entries2025
Re-crossed 2200
at age 49
Nov 2025
2024
1,000 career games
at age 48
Jul 2024
2023
37th German 45-50 player
at age 47 · rated 2297
Feb 2023
2020
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 2256 → returned at 2252
Apr 2020
2017
Re-crossed 2300
at age 41
Aug 2017
49th German 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 2325
Apr 2017
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+23
2178 → 2201
Tournaments
21
36 games
Score
21/ 3658.3%
13W16D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
20 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #41 | 2240 | +1.0 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #569 | 2206 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/8 | #532 | 2181 | -4.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #871 | 2110 | -3.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #104 | 2178 | -1.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #142 | 2534 | +1.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/2 | #63 | 2007 | -11.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #26 | 2381 | +4.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #872 | 2008 | -5.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #17 | 3033 | +10.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMarcel BeckerIM
🇩🇪GER·2332
+0 −2 =5
7 games·last met Sep 2023
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vsRudolf MeessenFM
🇧🇪BEL·2223
+2 −2 =2
6 games·last met Oct 2019
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vsMartin Villwock
🇩🇪GER·2062
+2 −2 =1
5 games·last met Sep 2022
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vsMark Kusnetsov
🇩🇪GER·2138
+2 −1 =2
5 games·last met Jun 2012
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Rankings
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Germany
#849
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#5,688
in continent
World
#8,115
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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