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Spaeth, Gerhard
🇩🇪FIDE 4649524· Male· Germany· Born in 1956
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Gerhard Spaeth, a 70-year-old German player, is rated 1719. He has held steady between 1700 and 1750 for 17 months. 13 rated games in the past year (≈11/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q4 D, 66. Offene Stadtmeisterschaft Ulm & Neu-Ulm 66. Offene Stadtmeisterschaft Ulm & Neu-Ulm Dezember 2025, and Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q1 D. Also played 1 rapid (including Deutsche Schnellschach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025 Gruppe E) and 1 blitz events (including Jedesheimer Ostereier-Blitzturnier 2026) recently. He took a 47-month break between May 2019 and May 2023 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 1774 was reached at age 68 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1719
Standard
Rpd1752·Blz1745
All-time high
1774
−55 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 68
Mar 2024 · age 68
Activity
11
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#103,146
#103,146 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2024
All-time peak 1774
at age 68 · −55 from today
Mar 2024
100 career games
at age 68
Mar 2024
2019
Inactive for 47 months
paused at 1633 → returned at 1643
May 2019
2016
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 60
Jan 2016
2015
Best 12-month gain (+202 Elo)
1414 → 1616
May 2015
Crossed 1600
at age 59
May 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-26
1745 → 1719
Tournaments
5
14 games
Score
5/ 1435.7%
4W2D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2.5/5 | #31 | 1741 | +3.6 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #18 | 1047 | -6.6 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 1.5/5 | #54 | 1627 | -15.6 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #33 | 1146 | -4.8 |
66. Offene Stadtmeisterschaft Ulm & Neu-Ulm 66. Offene Stadtmeisterschaft Ulm & Neu-Ulm Oktober 2025 Swiss | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #34 | 2832 | -3.2 |
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Rankings
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Germany
#9,988
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#72,945
in continent
World
#103,144
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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