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Zesch, Ludwig
FM🇩🇪FIDE 4655621· Male· Germany· Born in 1982
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Ludwig Zesch, a 44-year-old German FIDE Master, is rated 2261 and sitting in the top 4% of German players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 31 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included) and 21 months (2023–2025). Recent appearance: Landesliga Bayern Sued 2025-2026 Maerz 2026. His peak of 2320 was reached at age 19 (Jul 2001).
Awarded FM in 2001 (age 19). At junior level, he reached #10 nationally in U20.
Current rating
2261
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2320
−59 pts below
Jul 2001 · age 19
Jul 2001 · age 19
Activity
4
games / yr avg.
6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 4%
#499 · German players · of 14,156
Career timeline
18 entries2025
28th German 40-45 player
at age 43 · rated 2292
Feb 2025
2023
Inactive for 21 months
paused at 2297 → returned at 2292
Mar 2023
2020
45th German 35-40 player
at age 38 · rated 2302
Oct 2020
2019
Inactive for 31 months
paused at 2302 → returned at 2297
Nov 2019
2018
Re-crossed 2300
at age 36
Dec 2018
2014
Re-crossed 2300
at age 32
Dec 2014
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-10
2271 → 2261
Tournaments
5
6 games
Score
3/ 650.0%
2W2D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/2 | #13 | 2423 | +9.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #78 | 1369 | -12.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #63 | 1403 | -12.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #1 | 2935 | +6.4 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0.5/1 | #74 | 2281 | +0.2 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#499
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#3,681
in continent
World
#5,420
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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