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Kuersten, Susanne
🇩🇪FIDE 4662652· Female· Germany· Born in 1985
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Susanne Kuersten, a 41-year-old German player, is rated 1811. She plays occasionally (4 games in the last 12 months) and had 5 career breaks: 15 months (2010–2011), 21 months (2013–2015), 49 months (2015–2019), 57 months (2019–2024, COVID-19 included) and 12 months (2025–2026). Recent appearance: Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q4 C. Also played 1 blitz event (including 20. DSAM-Blitzturnier - powered by chessemy) recently. Her peak of 1842 was reached at age 39 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1811
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1776
All-time high
1842
−31 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 39
Mar 2024 · age 39
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
4 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#72,897
#72,897 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2025
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1829 → returned at 1811
Feb 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+104 Elo)
1737 → 1841
Jun 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 39
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1842
at age 39 · −31 from today
Mar 2024
2019
Inactive for 57 months
paused at 1737 → returned at 1841
Aug 2019
2015
Inactive for 49 months
paused at 1759 → returned at 1737
Jun 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-18
1829 → 1811
Tournaments
1
4 games
Score
1/ 425.0%
0W2D2L
Top 2 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1/4 | #64 | 1653 | -18.4 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#7,606
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#52,881
in continent
World
#72,896
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Germany
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