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Gasthofer, Alexander
IM🇩🇪FIDE 4655150· Male· Germany· Born in 1985
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Alexander Gasthofer, a 41-year-old German International Master, is rated 2385 and sitting in the top 1% of German players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months). Recent appearances: Oberliga Baden 2025-2026 Maerz 2026 and 2. Bundesliga Sued 2025-2026 Dezember 2025. His peak of 2469 was reached at age 23 (Apr 2008, German #61 at the time).
Awarded IM in 2004 (age 19) and FM in 2002 (age 17). At junior level, he reached World #64 in U20, World #56 in U18 and #5 nationally in U16.
Current rating
2385
Standard
Rpd—·Blz2508
All-time high
2469
−84 pts below
Apr 2008 · age 23
Apr 2008 · age 23
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 1%
#146 · German players · of 14,156
Career timeline
16 entries2026
10th German 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 2393
Apr 2026
2020
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 2420 → returned at 2416
Mar 2020
2008
Peak German rank: #61
at age 23 · rated 2469
Apr 2008
All-time peak 2469
at age 23 · −76 from today
Apr 2008
2004
64th U20 player worldwide
at age 19 · rated 2434
Jul 2004
IM title awardedIM
at age 19 · 2nd quarter Presidential Board 2004
Jul 2004
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-9
2394 → 2385
Tournaments
8
10 games
Score
6/ 1060.0%
3W6D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/2 | #69 | 2080 | -8.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #41 | 2350 | -0.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #8 | 2996 | +2.5 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #52 | 2342 | -0.7 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1.5/2 | #31 | 2338 | -0.9 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #23 | 2288 | -1.4 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0.5/1 | #50 | 2218 | -2.3 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1/1 | #19 | 2971 | +2.2 |
Rankings
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Germany
#146
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#1,240
in continent
World
#1,939
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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