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Schoettker, Jochen
🇩🇪FIDE 4694210· Male· Germany· Born in 1960
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Jochen Schoettker, a 66-year-old German player, is rated 1919. He has slipped back 50 Elo over the past 12 months. 39 rated games in the past year (≈19/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 58. Niedersaechsische Senioren-Schacheinzelmeisterschaft 2026, Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q5 B, and 1. Binzer Senioren-Open 2025. Also played 2 blitz events (including 21. DSAM-Blitzturnier - powered by chessemy) recently. He took a 14-month break between Nov 2021 and Feb 2023. His peak of 1973 was reached at age 65 (Jun 2025).
Current rating
1919
Standard
Rpd1917·Blz1999
All-time high
1973
−54 pts below
Jun 2025 · age 65
Jun 2025 · age 65
Activity
30
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
39 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#43,586
#43,586 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
8 entries2025
Best 12-month gain (+97 Elo)
1876 → 1973
Jun 2025
All-time peak 1973
at age 65 · −54 from today
Jun 2025
2024
100 career games
at age 64
May 2024
2021
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 1944 → returned at 1935
Nov 2021
2017
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 57
Jul 2017
Crossed 1800
at age 57
Feb 2017
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Best result
58. Niedersaechsische Senioren-Schacheinzelmeisterschaft 2026perf 2108 (+189) · 4/5 · #59
Evolution
-54
1973 → 1919
Tournaments
6
43 games
Score
22.5/ 4352.3%
13W19D11L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/5 | #59 | 2108 | -8.0 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2/5 | #81 | 1908 | -3.2 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5/9 | #43 | 1961 | +11.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4.5/7 | #101 | 1863 | -33.2 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 4.5/8 | #125 | 1959 | -21.8 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#4,842
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#32,144
in continent
World
#43,586
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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