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Hummel, Paul
🇳🇱FIDE 1021168· Male· Netherlands· Born in 1989
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Paul Hummel, a 37-year-old Dutch player, is rated 2173 — just 21 short of his peak of 2194 (May 2026, age 37) and sitting in the top 4% of players worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +61 Elo over the past 12 months. 54 rated games in the past year (≈16/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Dutch Team Competition - klasse 2 Round 9, Tapijtgigant Open ASK 2026 - Group A, and Dutch Team Competition - klasse 2 Round 6. He took a 14-month break between Jan 2008 and Apr 2009.
At junior level, he reached #37 and #30 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
2173
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2194
−21 pts below
May 2026 · age 37
May 2026 · age 37
Activity
36
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
47 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#9,741 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
17 entries2026
40th Dutch 35-40 player
at age 37 · rated 2194
May 2026
Best 12-month gain (+87 Elo)
2107 → 2194
May 2026
All-time peak 2194
at age 37 · −21 from today
May 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2100
at age 36
Apr 2025
2023
97th Dutch 20-35 player
at age 34 · rated 2187
Oct 2023
2018
Re-crossed 2100
at age 29
Dec 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+68
2105 → 2173
Tournaments
14
50 games
Score
28/ 5056.0%
19W18D13L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
14 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jun 2026 | 0.5/3 | #106 | 1858 | -23.0 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 2.5/5 | #53 | 2036 | -20.8 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #45 | 2801 | +6.0 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4.5/6 | #7 | 2397 | +36.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #11 | 2981 | +10.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #208 | 1352 | -10.0 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4.5/6 | #8 | 2326 | +27.4 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 4/9 | #298 | 2055 | -24.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3.5/8 | #47 | 2145 | -4.6 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #232 | 1409 | -8.6 |
Rankings
/
Netherlands
#340
out of 4,909 players
Europe
#6,906
in continent
World
#9,741
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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