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Berkemer, Rainer, Dr.

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FIDEFIDE 4673581· Male· Germany· Born in 1963

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Rainer, Dr. Berkemer, a 63-year-old German player, is rated 1815. He has held steady between 1800 and 1850 for 17 months. 22 rated games in the past year (≈14/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 36. Staufer Open B, 49.Zuercher Weihnachtsopen Allgemein, and 49 Obert Internacional d'Escacs "Ciutat de Badalona" Grup A. He had 2 career breaks: 17 months (2006–2007) and 17 months (2010–2011). His peak of 2162 was reached at age 39 (Oct 2002).

Current rating

1815

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2162

−347 pts below
Oct 2002 · age 39

Activity

23

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

22 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#71,685

#71,685 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

8 entries
2024
Best 12-month gain (+157 Elo)
1695 → 1852
Sep 2024
2011
100 career games
at age 48
Sep 2011
2010
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 1919 → returned at 1916
Mar 2010
2006
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 2016 → returned at 1980
Apr 2006
2002
Crossed 2100
at age 39
Oct 2002
Crossed 2000
at age 39
Oct 2002

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Best result
49.Zuercher Weihnachtsopen Allgemein
perf 2152 (+337) · 5/6 · #41
Top opponent
vs Marlon Guyer 2,018
49.Zuercher Weihnachtsopen Allgemein · Dec 2025 · +5.3 Elo
Evolution
-26
1841 → 1815
Tournaments
3
24 games
Score
12/ 2450.0%
8W8D8L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsCaspar Qiu1,496·36. Staufer Open B·R1·-17.3
2.[L]vsAlbert Ferderer1,650·36. Staufer Open B·R3·-14.4
3.[L]vsBastian Gehring1,713·36. Staufer Open B·R5·-12.9

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
36. Staufer Open B
Open Swiss
Jan 20265/8#1251732-36.2
49.Zuercher Weihnachtsopen Allgemein
Open Swiss
Dec 20255/6#412152+28.6
49 Obert Internacional d'Escacs "Ciutat de Badalona" Grup A
Open Swiss
Aug 20252/8#581757-18.0
Worst Elo result: 36. Staufer Open B (-36.2 Elo, finished #125).

Rankings

/
Germany
#7,517
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#52,043
in continent
World
#71,684
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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7
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Europe
1
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2
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1
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2
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2,767
7
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8
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