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Bischoff, Ulrich
🇩🇪FIDE 4691369· Male· Germany· Born in 1954
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Ulrich Bischoff, a 72-year-old German player, is rated 1976. He is progressing steadily with +25 Elo over the past 12 months. 57 rated games in the past year (≈10/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 1. Binzer Seniorenfruehling 2026, Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q5 B, and 36. Staufer Open A. Also played 1 rapid event (including Deutsche Schnellschach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025 Gruppe B) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 102 months (2008–2017) and 26 months (2019–2021, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2114 was reached at age 51 (Oct 2005).
Current rating
1976
Standard
Rpd1959·Blz—
All-time high
2114
−138 pts below
Oct 2005 · age 51
Oct 2005 · age 51
Activity
37
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
57 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#31,484
#31,484 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2026
Best 12-month gain (+110 Elo)
1944 → 2054
Feb 2026
2025
81st German 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 2037
Dec 2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 71
Oct 2025
2022
100 career games
at age 68
Dec 2022
Re-crossed 2000
at age 68
Sep 2022
2019
Inactive for 26 months
paused at 2023 → returned at 1994
Sep 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+13
1963 → 1976
Tournaments
7
58 games
Score
28.5/ 5849.1%
26W16D16L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4.5/9 | #5 | 1845 | -30.6 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/5 | #102 | 1695 | -46.0 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5.5/9 | #64 | 2101 | +16.4 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5/7 | #4 | 2116 | +21.6 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4.5/7 | #19 | 2037 | +8.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4.5/7 | #35 | 2122 | +31.0 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3.5/5 | #3 | 2053 | +12.2 |
Rankings
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Germany
#3,669
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#23,283
in continent
World
#31,483
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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