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Hornych, Christoph, Dr.
🇩🇪FIDE 4669150· Male· Germany· Born in 1980
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Christoph, Dr. Hornych, a 46-year-old German player, is rated 2144 and sitting in the top 5% of players worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2140 and 2172 over the past 2 years. 12 rated games in the past year (≈4/year long-term). Recent appearances: Oberliga Nord Nord 2025-2026 April 2026 and 10. Internationales Bad Schwartauer Schachopen. He had 5 career breaks: 14 months (2005–2006), 45 months (2007–2011), 24 months (2011–2013), 57 months (2018–2023, COVID-19 included) and 33 months (2023–2026). His peak of 2211 was reached at age 21 (Oct 2001).
Current rating
2144
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2211
−67 pts below
Oct 2001 · age 21
Oct 2001 · age 21
Activity
4
games / yr avg.
12 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 5%
#11,701 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2026
100 career games
at age 46
Feb 2026
83rd German 45-50 player
at age 46 · rated 2162
Jan 2026
2023
96th German 40-45 player
at age 43 · rated 2172
Nov 2023
Inactive for 33 months
paused at 2172 → returned at 2162
Mar 2023
2018
Inactive for 57 months
paused at 2171 → returned at 2172
May 2018
2011
Inactive for 24 months
paused at 2168 → returned at 2172
May 2011
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-28
2172 → 2144
Tournaments
5
12 games
Score
7/ 1258.3%
4W6D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #14 | 2673 | +3.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/2 | #65 | 1958 | -10.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #47 | 2201 | +1.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5/7 | #9 | 2073 | -13.2 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #67 | 1379 | -9.8 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#1,278
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#8,390
in continent
World
#11,701
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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