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Selke, Karsten
🇩🇪FIDE 533017174· Male· Germany· Born in 1974
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Karsten Selke, a 52-year-old German player, is rated 1650. He has slipped back 111 Elo over the past 12 months. 13 rated games in the past year (≈18/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 4. Internationales Bruehler Open 2026 B-Turnier, Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q2 F, and Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2024-2025 Finale G. Also played 1 rapid event (including Deutsche Schnellschach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025 Gruppe F) recently. His peak of 1761 was reached at age 51 (May 2025).
Current rating
1650
Standard
Rpd1651·Blz—
All-time high
1761
−111 pts below
May 2025 · age 51
May 2025 · age 51
Activity
17
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#127,706
#127,706 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
5 entries2025
All-time peak 1761
at age 51 · −111 from today
May 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 51
Mar 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 51
Mar 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 51
Mar 2025
First FIDE rating
1758 · at age 51
Mar 2025
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-64
1714 → 1650
Tournaments
5
18 games
Score
9/ 1850.0%
6W6D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1/5 | #122 | 1456 | -66.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3.5/3 | #31 | 2349 | -7.2 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3.5/1 | #43 | 2521 | 0.0 |
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 1/1 | #8 | 2309 | +9.6 |
Swiss | May 2025 | 0/2 | #22 | 992 | -36.4 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#11,323
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#87,704
in continent
World
#127,700
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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