CChessStats
Format
RJ

Rueggeberg, Jan

🇩🇪

FIDEFIDE 4697960· Male· Germany· Born in 1954

Follow Jan RueggebergTrack his monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.

Jan Rueggeberg, a 72-year-old German player, is rated 1861. He has slipped back 38 Elo over the past 12 months. 22 rated games in the past year (≈6/year long-term). Recent appearances: Bezirkseinzelmeisterschaften 2025 Suedniedersachsen and 15. Nordhaeuser Schachopen Meisterturnier. He had 5 career breaks: 17 months (2003–2005), 14 months (2005–2006), 69 months (2006–2012), 13 months (2016–2017) and 73 months (2017–2023). His peak of 1923 was reached at age 51 (Apr 2005).

Current rating

1861

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1923

−62 pts below
Apr 2005 · age 51

Activity

9

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

22 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#58,330

#58,330 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

12 entries
2024
Best 12-month gain (+73 Elo)
1826 → 1899
Oct 2024
2017
Inactive for 73 months
paused at 1838 → returned at 1826
Aug 2017
100 career games
at age 63
Aug 2017
2016
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 1860 → returned at 1845
May 2016
2012
K-factor lowered to 15
at age 58
Oct 2012
2006
Inactive for 69 months
paused at 1897 → returned at 1874
Jul 2006

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Robert Bethke 2,097
15. Nordhaeuser Schachopen Meisterturnier · Jul 2025 · +5.0 Elo
Evolution
-43
1904 → 1861
Tournaments
3
19 games
Score
8.5/ 1944.7%
6W5D8L

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
44. Wilhelm-Werner-Gedaechtnisturnier 2026 A-Open
Swiss
May 20262.5/6#241773-41.4
Bezirkseinzelmeisterschaften 2025 Suedniedersachsen
Swiss
Sep 20253/3#162784-4.2
15. Nordhaeuser Schachopen Meisterturnier
Open Swiss
Jul 20253/7#651919+1.8
Worst Elo result: 44. Wilhelm-Werner-Gedaechtnisturnier 2026 A-Open (-41.4 Elo, finished #24).

Rankings

/
Germany
#6,283
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#42,745
in continent
World
#58,329
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Germany
1
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
2
🇩🇪Bluebaum, MatthiasFollow Matthias BluebaumTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,694
3
🇩🇪Svane, FrederikFollow Frederik SvaneTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,657
4
🇩🇪Donchenko, AlexanderFollow Alexander DonchenkoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,640
5
🇩🇪Kollars, DmitrijFollow Dmitrij KollarsTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,634
6
🇩🇪Svane, RasmusFollow Rasmus SvaneTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,620
7
🇩🇪Doettling, FabianFollow Fabian DoettlingTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,593
8
🇩🇪Wagner, DennisFollow Dennis WagnerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,591
9
🇩🇪Engel, LuisFollow Luis EngelTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,588
10
🇩🇪Braun, ArikFollow Arik BraunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,587
...
6283🇩🇪Rueggeberg, Jan1,861
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
3
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
4
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,744
5
🇵🇱Duda, Jan-KrzysztofFollow Jan-Krzysztof DudaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,739
6
🇭🇺Rapport, RichardFollow Richard RapportTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,729
7
🇳🇱Van Foreest, JordenFollow Jorden Van ForeestTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,728
8
🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeFollow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,721
9
🇦🇿Mamedyarov, ShakhriyarFollow Shakhriyar MamedyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
10
🇹🇷Erdogmus, Yagiz KaanFollow Yagiz Kaan ErdogmusTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,713
...
42745🇩🇪Rueggeberg, Jan1,861
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
2
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
4
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
4
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
...
58329🇩🇪Rueggeberg, Jan1,861