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Balcerak, Philipp
🇩🇪FIDE 4655036· Male· Germany· Born in 1985
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Philipp Balcerak, a 41-year-old German player, is rated 2365 — just 13 short of his peak of 2378 (Jun 2015, age 30) and sitting in the top 1% of German players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He plays occasionally (4 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 21 months (2011–2013), 12 months (2022–2024) and 13 months (2024–2025). Recent standard appearances include Vorarlberger Landesliga 2025-2026 Round 10-11, 2. Bundesliga Nord 2025-2026 Februar 2026, and Vorarlberger Landesliga 2025-2026 Round 8-9.
At junior level, he reached #19, #20 and #11 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
2365
Standard
Rpd—·Blz2375
All-time high
2378
−13 pts below
Jun 2015 · age 30
Jun 2015 · age 30
Activity
3
games / yr avg.
4 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 1%
#186 · German players · of 14,156
Career timeline
18 entries2026
14th German 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 2365
May 2026
2025
22nd German 35-40 player
at age 40 · rated 2352
Dec 2025
2024
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 2353 → returned at 2352
Jan 2024
2022
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 2346 → returned at 2353
Dec 2022
2015
All-time peak 2378
at age 30 · −13 from today
Jun 2015
69th German 20-35 player
at age 30 · rated 2377
Jan 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+13
2352 → 2365
Tournaments
3
4 games
Score
3/ 475.0%
2W2D0L
Top 3 wins
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #26 | 2948 | +5.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1.5/2 | #40 | 2626 | +14.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #52 | 2070 | -6.8 |
Rankings
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Germany
#186
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#1,502
in continent
World
#2,356
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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World
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