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Rau, Hannes
IM🇩🇪FIDE 4657594· Male· Germany· Born in 1985
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Hannes Rau, a 41-year-old German International Master, is rated 2396 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) and had 2 career breaks: 35 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included) and 12 months (2023–2024). Recent appearance: Oberliga Baden-Wuerttemberg 2025-2026 Februar 2026. His peak of 2481 was reached at age 31 (Mar 2016, German #56 at the time).
Awarded IM in 2005 (age 20). At junior level, he reached World #90 in U20, World #88 in U18 and #2 nationally in U16.
Current rating
2396
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2481
−85 pts below
Mar 2016 · age 31
Mar 2016 · age 31
Activity
5
games / yr avg.
8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 1%
#131 · German players · of 14,156
Career timeline
18 entries2026
6th German 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 2424
Jan 2026
2023
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 2433 → returned at 2431
Apr 2023
2019
Inactive for 35 months
paused at 2453 → returned at 2447
May 2019
2016
Peak German rank: #56
at age 31 · rated 2481
Mar 2016
All-time peak 2481
at age 31 · −85 from today
Mar 2016
2011
500 career games
at age 26
Mar 2011
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-31
2427 → 2396
Tournaments
4
8 games
Score
1/ 812.5%
0W2D6L
Top 1 win
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/3 | #111 | 1560 | -16.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/2 | #96 | 1583 | -11.1 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/2 | #50 | 2489 | +1.7 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0/1 | #99 | 1608 | -5.3 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#131
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#1,110
in continent
World
#1,750
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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