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Cordes, Lothar

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FIDEFIDE 4692144· Male· Germany· Born in 1955

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Lothar Cordes, a 71-year-old German player, is rated 1892. He has held steady between 1850 and 1900 for 2 years. 12 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent appearances: Biel Chess Festival 2025 - WT2 and 33. Offene Senioren-LEM Sachsen-Anhalt over 65. He had 4 career breaks: 20 months (2002–2004), 14 months (2004–2005), 30 months (2008–2011) and 34 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2028 was reached at age 47 (Oct 2002).

Current rating

1892

Standard

Rpd1905·Blz—

All-time high

2028

−136 pts below
Oct 2002 · age 47

Activity

9

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

12 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#50,149

#50,149 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

12 entries
2024
Best 12-month gain (+128 Elo)
1763 → 1891
Aug 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 69
Mar 2024
2019
Inactive for 34 months
paused at 1831 → returned at 1763
Sep 2019
2017
100 career games
at age 62
Sep 2017
2008
Inactive for 30 months
paused at 1933 → returned at 1942
Oct 2008
2004
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 2014 → returned at 2014
Jul 2004

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
33. Offene Senioren-LEM Sachsen-Anhalt over 65
perf 1995 (+103) · 4/7 · #37
Top opponent
vs Wolfgang KruegerCM 2,069
33. Offene Senioren-LEM Sachsen-Anhalt over 65 · Jul 2025 · +4.7 Elo
Evolution
+1
1891 → 1892
Tournaments
2
12 games
Score
5.5/ 1245.8%
2W7D3L

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Biel Chess Festival 2025 - WT2
Open Swiss
Jul 20251.5/5#211746-19.8
33. Offene Senioren-LEM Sachsen-Anhalt over 65
Open Swiss
Jul 20254/7#371995+20.8
Worst Elo result: Biel Chess Festival 2025 - WT2 (-19.8 Elo, finished #21).

Rankings

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Germany
#5,495
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#36,909
in continent
World
#50,149
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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