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Koenig, Christian

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FIDEFIDE 4656997· Male· Germany· Born in 1972

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Christian Koenig, a 54-year-old German player, is rated 2014. He has slipped back 56 Elo over the past 12 months. 37 rated games in the past year (≈16/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open, BENIDORM CHESS OPEN A 2025, and Chessence Masters Tournament No. 11. He had 2 career breaks: 47 months (2003–2007) and 15 months (2016–2017). His peak of 2190 was reached at age 29 (Jul 2001).

Current rating

2014

Standard

Rpd2007·Blz—

All-time high

2190

−176 pts below
Jul 2001 · age 29

Activity

26

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

34 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#25,405

#25,405 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

11 entries
2020
Best 12-month gain (+92 Elo)
1988 → 2080
Feb 2020
2019
Re-crossed 2000
at age 47
Jun 2019
2016
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 2058 → returned at 2051
Jan 2016
2015
Re-crossed 2100
at age 43
Feb 2015
2011
100 career games
at age 39
Sep 2011
2003
Inactive for 47 months
paused at 2185 → returned at 2174
Jul 2003

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Michal RedziszFM 2,254
BENIDORM CHESS OPEN A 2025 · Oct 2025 · +4.9 Elo
Evolution
-59
2073 → 2014
Tournaments
5
24 games
Score
11.5/ 2447.9%
7W9D8L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsPatrick Henschen1,839·13. Krefelder Pfingst-Open 2026·R4·-14.7
2.[L]vsFrank SchellmannCM1,968·grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open·R4·-11.9
3.[L]vsNora RashevaWCM1,982·grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open·R6·-11.5

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
13. Krefelder Pfingst-Open 2026
Open Swiss
May 20263/5#571848-21.0
grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open
Open Swiss
Apr 20261/5#9641807-34.0
BENIDORM CHESS OPEN A 2025
Open Swiss
Oct 20253/6#692118+8.2
Chessence Masters Tournament No. 11
Swiss
Aug 20251.5/3#122020-4.4
Granada Chess Open 2025
Open Swiss
Jul 20253/4#2472151-7.6
Worst Elo result: grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open (-34.0 Elo, finished #964).

Rankings

/
Germany
#2,965
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#18,760
in continent
World
#25,405
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Germany
1
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2,767
2
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2,694
3
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2,657
4
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2,640
5
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2,634
6
🇩🇪Svane, RasmusFollow Rasmus SvaneTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,620
7
🇩🇪Doettling, FabianFollow Fabian DoettlingTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,593
8
🇩🇪Wagner, DennisFollow Dennis WagnerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,591
9
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2,588
10
🇩🇪Braun, ArikFollow Arik BraunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,587
...
2965🇩🇪Koenig, Christian2,014
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
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2,767
3
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2,764
4
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeFollow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,721
9
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2,717
10
🇹🇷Erdogmus, Yagiz KaanFollow Yagiz Kaan ErdogmusTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,713
...
18760🇩🇪Koenig, Christian2,014
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
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2,753
...
25405🇩🇪Koenig, Christian2,014