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Duester, Christian
CM🇩🇪FIDE 4669720· Male· Germany· Born in 1978
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Christian Duester, a 48-year-old German Candidate Master, is rated 2162 and sitting in the top 5% of players worldwide. He is currently in the 2150–2200 range. 24 rated games in the past year (≈4/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q6 A, Landesliga Berlin 2025-2026 Maerz 2026, and 38. Sonnenterrassen Open 2025 Group A. He had 5 career breaks: 14 months (2005–2006), 20 months (2006–2008), 38 months (2011–2014), 12 months (2014–2015) and 97 months (2015–2023). His peak of 2267 was reached at age 31 (Nov 2009).
Awarded CM in 2025 (age 47).
Current rating
2162
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1971
All-time high
2267
−105 pts below
Nov 2009 · age 31
Nov 2009 · age 31
Activity
13
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
23 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 5%
#10,433 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
16 entries2026
100 career games
at age 48
Apr 2026
2025
CM title awardedCM
at age 47
Oct 2025
2024
65th German 45-50 player
at age 46 · rated 2203
Jan 2024
2023
76th German 40-45 player
at age 45 · rated 2204
Nov 2023
2015
Inactive for 97 months
paused at 2207 → returned at 2204
Sep 2015
83rd German 35-40 player
at age 37 · rated 2227
Apr 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+7
2155 → 2162
Tournaments
8
23 games
Score
12/ 2352.2%
8W8D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2.5/5 | #12 | 2181 | +4.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 2/3 | #11 | 2245 | +8.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #21 | 2894 | +8.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #55 | 1289 | -11.8 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #44 | 2116 | -1.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #33 | 2184 | +0.8 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1/2 | #29 | 2182 | +1.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4.5/9 | #24 | 2130 | -4.8 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
Germany
#1,126
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#7,432
in continent
World
#10,433
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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