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Raasch, Joerg
🇩🇪FIDE 4665015· Male· Germany· Born in 1967
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Joerg Raasch, a 59-year-old German player, is rated 2169 and sitting in the top 5% of players worldwide. He has slipped back 31 Elo over the past 12 months. 32 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include NRW-Liga Gruppe 1 2025-2026 April 2026, NRW-Mannschaftspokal 2026 April, and 4. Internationales Bruehler Open 2026 A-Turnier. Also played 1 rapid (including Hans-Friske-Schnellschachopen 2025 Gruppe A) and 1 blitz events (including Koelner Januarblitz 2026) recently. He had 4 career breaks: 23 months (2001–2003), 23 months (2003–2005), 12 months (2012–2013) and 92 months (2014–2021). His peak of 2315 was reached at age 42 (Jul 2009).
Current rating
2169
Standard
Rpd2154·Blz2117
All-time high
2315
−146 pts below
Jul 2009 · age 42
Jul 2009 · age 42
Activity
25
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
31 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 5%
#9,973 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
17 entries2023
44th German 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 2287
Dec 2023
2022
59th German 50-55 player
at age 55 · rated 2293
Apr 2022
2014
Inactive for 92 months
paused at 2277 → returned at 2296
Mar 2014
2013
78th German 45-50 player
at age 46 · rated 2306
Jan 2013
2012
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 2306 → returned at 2278
May 2012
2011
Re-crossed 2300
at age 44
May 2011
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-26
2195 → 2169
Tournaments
11
25 games
Score
17/ 2568.0%
12W10D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 5/7 | #16 | 2060 | -16.4 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #1 | 3052 | +12.2 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #43 | 2734 | +4.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #88 | 1430 | -8.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1.5/2 | #112 | 2039 | -4.8 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #8 | 2571 | +1.6 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #23 | 2850 | +6.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2/3 | #146 | 1943 | -14.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2/3 | #73 | 2083 | -7.4 |
Team | Jul 2025 | 0.5/1 | #41 | 2211 | +0.4 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#1,062
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#7,085
in continent
World
#9,973
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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