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Gesing, Oliver
🇩🇪FIDE 4663047· Male· Germany· Born in 1964
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Oliver Gesing, a 62-year-old German player, is rated 2100 and sitting in the top 7% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and had 4 career breaks: 14 months (2001–2003), 12 months (2015–2016), 36 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included) and 12 months (2024–2025). Recent appearance: 22eme Open International d'Echecs de Menton Tournoi A (1900 et p). Also played 1 blitz event (including Oberbayerische Blitzschach-Mannschaftsmeisterschaft 2025-2026) recently. His peak of 2209 was reached at age 41 (Jan 2005).
Current rating
2100
Standard
Rpd2139·Blz1994
All-time high
2209
−109 pts below
Jan 2005 · age 41
Jan 2005 · age 41
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 7%
#15,434 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2024
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 2101 → returned at 2100
Oct 2024
2019
Inactive for 36 months
paused at 2128 → returned at 2119
Nov 2019
2015
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 2170 → returned at 2182
Nov 2015
2011
100 career games
at age 47
Sep 2011
Re-crossed 2200
at age 47
Jan 2011
2005
All-time peak 2209
at age 41 · −109 from today
Jan 2005
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-1
2101 → 2100
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
4.5/ 950.0%
3W3D3L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsSimone Bergero2,009·22eme Open International d'Echecs de Menton Tournoi A (1900 et p)·R5·+7.4
3.[W]vsDavid Maloberti1,985·22eme Open International d'Echecs de Menton Tournoi A (1900 et p)·R2·+6.8
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsMelkior CotonnecIM2,268·22eme Open International d'Echecs de Menton Tournoi A (1900 et p)·R7·-5.5
3.[L]vsJean-Marc DegraeveGM2,478·22eme Open International d'Echecs de Menton Tournoi A (1900 et p)·R3·-2.0
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4.5/9 | #24 | 2107 | -0.8 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#1,741
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#11,209
in continent
World
#15,434
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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