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Kirchhof, Manfred
🇩🇪FIDE 4673689· Male· Germany· Born in 1940
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Manfred Kirchhof, a 86-year-old German player, is rated 1535. He has slipped back 45 Elo over the past 12 months. 23 rated games in the past year (≈18/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 14. Internationaler Schach-Senioren-Cup am Tegernsee 2026, Schach-Open Seniorenfoerderkreis 2025 UE 65, and 35. Offene Bayerische Senioren-Einzelmeisterschaft. He had 2 career breaks: 33 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included) and 15 months (2022–2024). His peak of 1662 was reached at age 84 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1535
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1662
−127 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 84
Mar 2024 · age 84
Activity
17
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
23 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#171,245
#171,245 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
14 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+212 Elo)
1450 → 1662
Mar 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 84
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 84
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1662
at age 84 · −127 from today
Mar 2024
2022
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 1450 → returned at 1437
Sep 2022
2019
Inactive for 33 months
paused at 1454 → returned at 1450
Nov 2019
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-45
1580 → 1535
Tournaments
3
23 games
Score
5/ 2321.7%
1W8D14L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1.5/8 | #173 | 1414 | -29.8 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 0.5/6 | #50 | 1340 | -24.8 |
Open Swiss | May 2025 | 3/9 | #76 | 1637 | +9.8 |
Worst Elo result: 14. Internationaler Schach-Senioren-Cup am Tegernsee 2026 (-29.8 Elo, finished #173).
Rankings
/
Germany
#13,054
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#110,383
in continent
World
#171,211
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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