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Koepke, Christian
IM🇩🇪FIDE 4655737· Male· Germany· Born in 1984
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Christian Koepke, a 42-year-old German International Master, is rated 2314 and sitting in the top 2% of German players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He has held steady between 2300 and 2350 for 17 months. 44 rated games in the past year (≈49/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 1. Maasch & Kirsch Schachfestival 2026 A-Open, grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open, and 2. Bundesliga West AUT 2025-2026 Round 9-11. Also played 3 rapid (including 12. BrainGames 2026) and 1 blitz events (including 1. Blitz-Open im Muenchner Oberland) recently. His peak of 2410 was reached at age 27 (Jul 2011).
Awarded IM in 2011 (age 27) and FM in 2007 (age 23). At junior level, he reached #18 and #33 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
2314
Standard
Rpd2304·Blz2227
All-time high
2410
−96 pts below
Jul 2011 · age 27
Jul 2011 · age 27
Activity
44
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
45 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 2%
#314 · German players · of 14,156
Career timeline
26 entries2025
17th German 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 2342
Dec 2025
Re-crossed 2300
at age 41
Jan 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2300
at age 40
Nov 2024
Re-crossed 2300
at age 40
Feb 2024
2023
Re-crossed 2300
at age 39
May 2023
Re-crossed 2300
at age 39
Feb 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-17
2331 → 2314
Tournaments
9
45 games
Score
26/ 4557.8%
18W16D11L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | May 2026 | 3.5/9 | #9 | 2153 | -22.2 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3.5/5 | #5 | 2264 | -3.8 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5.5/9 | #153 | 2298 | -4.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 3/3 | #5 | 3066 | +11.9 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/2 | #128 | 1666 | -6.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/2 | #94 | 1637 | -7.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4/5 | #2 | 2422 | +5.6 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #79 | 2351 | +0.1 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 6/9 | #14 | 2403 | +10.7 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsThomas ReichIM
🇩🇪GER·2244
+5 −1 =4
10 games·last met Jul 2024
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vsMichael FedorovskyIM
🇩🇪GER·2359
+1 −0 =6
7 games·last met May 2026
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vsThomas Lochte
🇩🇪GER·2014
+2 −1 =3
6 games·last met Sep 2015
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vsMax HessIM
🇩🇪GER·2390
+2 −3 =0
5 games·last met May 2026
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vsMaximilian BerchtenbreiterIM
🇩🇪GER·2450
+0 −1 =4
5 games·last met Mar 2026
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Rankings
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Germany
#314
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#2,412
in continent
World
#3,648
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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