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Hitzler, Philipp
🇩🇪FIDE 4658930· Male· Germany· Born in 1982
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Philipp Hitzler, a 44-year-old German player, is rated 2277 and sitting in the top 3% of German players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months) and took a 13-month break between Mar 2011 and May 2012. Recent appearance: Oberliga Bayern 2025-2026 Maerz 2026. His peak of 2323 was reached at age 32 (Dec 2014).
At junior level, he reached #49 nationally in U20.
Current rating
2277
Standard
Rpd—·Blz2253
All-time high
2323
−46 pts below
Dec 2014 · age 32
Dec 2014 · age 32
Activity
7
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 3%
#430 · German players · of 13,806
Career timeline
12 entries2026
36th German 40-45 player
at age 44 · rated 2284
Mar 2026
2022
60th German 35-40 player
at age 40 · rated 2258
Nov 2022
2014
All-time peak 2323
at age 32 · −46 from today
Dec 2014
Crossed 2300
at age 32
May 2014
2011
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 2282 → returned at 2296
Mar 2011
2009
100 career games
at age 27
Sep 2009
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
+8
2269 → 2277
Tournaments
5
5 games
Score
3/ 560.0%
2W2D1L
Top 2 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #82 | 1589 | -7.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #14 | 3061 | +9.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #8 | 3036 | +9.2 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #36 | 2103 | -4.4 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0.5/1 | #59 | 2267 | 0.0 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#430
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#3,242
in continent
World
#4,826
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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