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Horstmann, Olaf
🇩🇪FIDE 4687060· Male· Germany· Born in 1967
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Olaf Horstmann, a 59-year-old German player, is rated 2080 and sitting in the top 8% of players worldwide. He has slipped back 64 Elo over the past 12 months. 25 rated games in the past year (≈11/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include NRW-Liga Gruppe 1 2025-2026 April 2026, PRAGUE INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL 2026 - D FIDE open, and Lichtenberger Sommer 2025. He had 2 career breaks: 12 months (2014–2015) and 12 months (2018–2019). His peak of 2256 was reached at age 37 (Jan 2004).
Current rating
2080
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2256
−176 pts below
Jan 2004 · age 37
Jan 2004 · age 37
Activity
16
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
24 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 8%
#17,348 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+43 Elo)
2101 → 2144
Oct 2024
2023
Re-crossed 2100
at age 56
Oct 2023
2018
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 2166 → returned at 2163
Aug 2018
2014
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 2178 → returned at 2164
Aug 2014
2011
100 career games
at age 44
May 2011
2010
Re-crossed 2200
at age 43
May 2010
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-64
2144 → 2080
Tournaments
9
25 games
Score
11/ 2544.0%
8W6D11L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #51 | 1423 | -6.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #83 | 1529 | -4.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3.5/8 | #261 | 1955 | -37.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #63 | 1508 | -5.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #33 | 2167 | +1.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #75 | 1539 | -4.8 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0.5/1 | #33 | 2213 | +2.2 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0.5/1 | #51 | 2303 | +4.2 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6/9 | #20 | 2066 | -13.6 |
Worst Elo result: PRAGUE INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL 2026 - D FIDE open (-37.2 Elo, finished #261).
Rankings
/
Germany
#1,985
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#12,647
in continent
World
#17,348
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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