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Kraus, Tanja
🇩🇪FIDE 4683684· Female· Germany· Born in 1972
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Tanja Kraus, a 54-year-old German player, is rated 1820. She plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 12 months (2012–2013), 44 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included) and 12 months (2022–2023). Recent appearances: NRW-Klasse Gruppe 4 2025-2026 Februar 2026 and XIV. Unser Fritz-Open 2025 mit Einzelmeisterschaft SV Ruhrgebiet. Her peak of 2050 was reached at age 32 (Jan 2004).
Current rating
1820
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2050
−230 pts below
Jan 2004 · age 32
Jan 2004 · age 32
Activity
5
games / yr avg.
8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#70,090
#70,090 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
10 entries2025
Best 12-month gain (+83 Elo)
1795 → 1878
Jan 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 52
Mar 2024
2022
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1805 → returned at 1795
Oct 2022
2019
Inactive for 44 months
paused at 1802 → returned at 1805
Jan 2019
2012
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1916 → returned at 1911
Mar 2012
2004
Crossed 2000
at age 32
Jan 2004
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
-47
1867 → 1820
Tournaments
3
8 games
Score
1.5/ 818.8%
0W3D5L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsSven Baumeister1,774·XIV. Unser Fritz-Open 2025 mit Einzelmeisterschaft SV Ruhrgebiet·R5·-11.6
2.[L]vsMustafa Alnajmi1,782·XIV. Unser Fritz-Open 2025 mit Einzelmeisterschaft SV Ruhrgebiet·R3·-11.3
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #89 | 1175 | -6.0 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0/1 | #57 | 1302 | -3.4 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 1.5/6 | #63 | 1651 | -38.2 |
Worst Elo result: XIV. Unser Fritz-Open 2025 mit Einzelmeisterschaft SV Ruhrgebiet (-38.2 Elo, finished #63).
Rankings
/
Germany
#7,281
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#50,945
in continent
World
#70,090
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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