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KJ
Kretzschmar, Jan
🇩🇪FIDE 4673360· Male· Germany· Born in 1977
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Jan Kretzschmar, a 49-year-old German player, is rated 1853. He has slipped back 37 Elo over the past 12 months. 15 rated games in the past year (≈12/year long-term). Recent appearances: Berliner Einzelmeisterschaft 2026 Qualifikationsturnier and Lichtenberger Sommer 2025. He had 3 career breaks: 13 months (2010–2011), 35 months (2020–2023, COVID-19 included) and 12 months (2024–2025). His peak of 1890 was reached at age 47 (Sep 2024).
Current rating
1853
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1852
All-time high
1890
−37 pts below
Sep 2024 · age 47
Sep 2024 · age 47
Activity
10
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#60,573
#60,573 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+108 Elo)
1782 → 1890
Sep 2024
All-time peak 1890
at age 47 · −37 from today
Sep 2024
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1890 → returned at 1862
Sep 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 47
Mar 2024
2023
Re-crossed 1800
at age 46
May 2023
2020
Inactive for 35 months
paused at 1796 → returned at 1785
Feb 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-37
1890 → 1853
Tournaments
2
16 games
Score
8.5/ 1653.1%
5W7D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/8 | #21 | 1804 | -9.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3.5/7 | #167 | 1795 | -27.8 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#6,499
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#44,337
in continent
World
#60,572
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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