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Bertram, Karsten

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FIDEFIDE 4673042· Male· Germany· Born in 1970

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Karsten Bertram, a 56-year-old German player, is rated 2019. He is on a steady climb with +42 Elo over the past 12 months. 13 rated games in the past year (≈11/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include LEM Sachsen-Anhalt 2026 Open, CZECH OPEN 2025 - 30 plus - open rating tournament, and CZECH OPEN 2025 - E - 4-member team tournament. Also played 1 rapid event (including CZECH OPEN 2025 - G2 - rapid tournament) recently. He had 5 career breaks: 23 months (2004–2006), 35 months (2009–2012), 20 months (2013–2015), 12 months (2018–2019) and 29 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2177 was reached at age 39 (Sep 2009).

Current rating

2019

Standard

Rpd1927·Blz—

All-time high

2177

−158 pts below
Sep 2009 · age 39

Activity

22

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#24,656

#24,656 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

13 entries
2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 55
Sep 2025
2020
Inactive for 29 months
paused at 2062 → returned at 2020
Feb 2020
2018
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 2060 → returned at 2058
Aug 2018
2013
Inactive for 20 months
paused at 2133 → returned at 2131
Aug 2013
2012
100 career games
at age 42
Sep 2012
2009
All-time peak 2177
at age 39 · −158 from today
Sep 2009

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
CZECH OPEN 2025 - 30 plus - open rating tournament
perf 2101 (+95) · 5/7 · #22
Top opponent
vs Florian ArmbrustFM 2,260
CZECH OPEN 2025 - 30 plus - open rating tournament · Jul 2025 · +16.2 Elo
Evolution
+42
1977 → 2019
Tournaments
3
15 games
Score
12.5/ 1583.3%
12W1D2L

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
LEM Sachsen-Anhalt 2026 Open
Open Swiss
Jan 20264/3#342567+12.8
CZECH OPEN 2025 - 30 plus - open rating tournament
Open Swiss
Jul 20255/7#222101+24.8
CZECH OPEN 2025 - E - 4-member team tournament
Team
Jul 20253.5/3#4102531+3.6
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.

Rankings

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Germany
#2,857
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#18,182
in continent
World
#24,656
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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3
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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Europe
1
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2,840
2
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3
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2,759
3
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2,759
5
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6
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7
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8
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8
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10
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World
1
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2,840
2
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6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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