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Gottschalk, Jens
🇩🇪FIDE 4651898· Male· Germany· Born in 1978
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Jens Gottschalk, a 48-year-old German player, is rated 2161 and sitting in the top 5% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2150 and 2200 for 2 years. 11 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent appearance: Oberliga Sued-West 2025-2026 Maerz 2026. He took a 21-month break between Jul 2009 and May 2011. His peak of 2294 was reached at age 36 (Dec 2014).
Current rating
2161
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2294
−133 pts below
Dec 2014 · age 36
Dec 2014 · age 36
Activity
7
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 5%
#10,506 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2024
Re-crossed 2200
at age 46
Apr 2024
56th German 45-50 player
at age 46 · rated 2217
Feb 2024
2020
46th German 40-45 player
at age 42 · rated 2268
Oct 2020
2018
53rd German 35-40 player
at age 40 · rated 2293
Nov 2018
2014
All-time peak 2294
at age 36 · −133 from today
Dec 2014
2009
Inactive for 21 months
paused at 2274 → returned at 2268
Jul 2009
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-12
2173 → 2161
Tournaments
6
11 games
Score
4/ 1136.4%
0W8D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #62 | 2210 | +1.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1.5/3 | #35 | 2130 | -2.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #63 | 2177 | +1.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/2 | #67 | 2166 | +0.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/2 | #76 | 2007 | -8.4 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0/1 | #68 | 1623 | -3.8 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#1,136
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#7,487
in continent
World
#10,506
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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