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Zesch, Felix
🇩🇪FIDE 4664418· Male· Germany· Born in 1983
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Felix Zesch, a 43-year-old German player, is rated 2095 and sitting in the top 7% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 249 months (2003–2023) and 21 months (2024–2026). Recent appearance: 8. Internationales Spandauer Weihnachtsopen 2025. His peak of 2205 was reached at age 19 (Jul 2002).
At junior level, he reached #33 and #19 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
2095
Standard
Rpd2150·Blz2074
All-time high
2205
−110 pts below
Jul 2002 · age 19
Jul 2002 · age 19
Activity
6
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 7%
#15,867 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
14 entries2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 43
Feb 2026
2024
Inactive for 21 months
paused at 2129 → returned at 2095
Apr 2024
98th German 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 2147
Mar 2024
2023
91st German 35-40 player
at age 40 · rated 2163
Nov 2023
2003
Inactive for 249 months
paused at 2174 → returned at 2163
Jan 2003
2002
33rd German U20 player
at age 19 · rated 2205
Jul 2002
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-34
2129 → 2095
Tournaments
1
7 games
Score
4/ 757.1%
3W2D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4/7 | #31 | 2022 | -34.4 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#1,811
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#11,543
in continent
World
#15,867
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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