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Koester, Roman
🇩🇪FIDE 4664191· Male· Germany· Born in 1975
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Roman Koester, a 51-year-old German player, is rated 2083 and sitting in the top 8% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (2 games in the last 12 months) and had 4 career breaks: 14 months (2006–2007), 33 months (2009–2012), 67 months (2014–2019) and 38 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included). Recent appearance: Landesliga Bayern Sued 2025-2026 Dezember 2025. Also played 1 rapid event (including Bayerische Schnellschach-Mannschaftsmeisterschaft 2025 Landesliga Sued) recently. His peak of 2142 was reached at age 34 (Jul 2009).
Current rating
2083
Standard
Rpd2119·Blz—
All-time high
2142
−59 pts below
Jul 2009 · age 34
Jul 2009 · age 34
Activity
4
games / yr avg.
2 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 8%
#17,051 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2019
Inactive for 38 months
paused at 2084 → returned at 2088
Sep 2019
2014
Inactive for 67 months
paused at 2102 → returned at 2084
Jan 2014
2009
All-time peak 2142
at age 34 · −59 from today
Jul 2009
Inactive for 33 months
paused at 2142 → returned at 2132
Jul 2009
2006
Best 12-month gain (+34 Elo)
2087 → 2121
Oct 2006
Re-crossed 2100
at age 31
Jul 2006
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+14
2069 → 2083
Tournaments
2
2 games
Score
2/ 2100.0%
2W0D0L
Top 2 wins
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #20 | 2825 | +8.6 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #26 | 2671 | +4.8 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#1,947
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#12,410
in continent
World
#17,051
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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