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Poelsterl, Hans

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FIDEFIDE 4681274· Male· Germany· Born in 1964

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Hans Poelsterl, a 62-year-old German player, is rated 1879. He has held steady between 1850 and 1900 for 12 months. 18 rated games in the past year (≈6/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 12. Wittelsbacher Weihnachts-Schach-Open, 7. Bamberg Open B, and Bezirkseinzelmeisterschaft Mittelfranken 2025 A. He had 4 career breaks: 28 months (2007–2010), 46 months (2010–2014), 37 months (2019–2023, COVID-19 included) and 19 months (2023–2024). His peak of 1973 was reached at age 50 (Feb 2014).

Current rating

1879

Standard

Rpd1921·Blz—

All-time high

1973

−94 pts below
Feb 2014 · age 50

Activity

11

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#53,450

#53,450 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

11 entries
2024
Best 12-month gain (+85 Elo)
1831 → 1916
Oct 2024
100 career games
at age 60
Oct 2024
2023
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 1831 → returned at 1916
Feb 2023
2019
Inactive for 37 months
paused at 1858 → returned at 1831
Dec 2019
2014
All-time peak 1973
at age 50 · −94 from today
Feb 2014
K-factor lowered to 15
at age 50
Feb 2014

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Best result
7. Bamberg Open B
perf 2530 (+644) · 5/5 · #22
Top opponent
vs Alexander Moenius 1,978
12. Wittelsbacher Weihnachts-Schach-Open · Dec 2025 · +2.8 Elo
Evolution
+4
1875 → 1879
Tournaments
2
13 games
Score
8.5/ 1365.4%
6W5D2L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsMichael Gottlieb1,767·7. Bamberg Open B·R7·+6.7
2.[W]vsPavlo Sribranets1,708·7. Bamberg Open B·R5·+5.3
3.[W]vsKarlheinz Krause1,668·12. Wittelsbacher Weihnachts-Schach-Open·R5·+4.6

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
12. Wittelsbacher Weihnachts-Schach-Open
Open Swiss
Dec 20253.5/7#541842-7.0
7. Bamberg Open B
Open Swiss
Sep 20255/5#222530+10.6

Rankings

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Germany
#5,835
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#39,283
in continent
World
#53,449
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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10
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Europe
1
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