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Farel, Edgard

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FIDEFIDE 1270890· Male· Germany· Born in 1937

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Edgard Farel, a 89-year-old German player, is rated 1599. He has slipped back 83 Elo over the past 12 months. 51 rated games in the past year (≈25/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 4. Nestorenturnier 2026, Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Tienkampen, and 1. Binzer Senioren-Open 2025. He took a 12-month break between Dec 2015 and Jan 2017. His peak of 1723 was reached at age 87 (May 2024).

Current rating

1599

Standard

Rpd1697·Blz—

All-time high

1723

−124 pts below
May 2024 · age 87

Activity

39

games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo

51 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#146,786

#146,786 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

11 entries
2024
Best 12-month gain (+218 Elo)
1505 → 1723
Jul 2024
All-time peak 1723
at age 87 · −124 from today
May 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 87
Mar 2024
2022
100 career games
at age 85
Sep 2022
2018
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 81
Feb 2018
2015
Crossed 1600
at age 78
Dec 2015

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
4. Nestorenturnier 2026
perf 1700 (+101) · 3.5/8 · #41
Top opponent
vs Reinhard Walther 1,968
Deutsche Senioreneinzelmeisterschaft 2025 over 65 · Jun 2025 · +6.8 Elo
Evolution
-83
1682 → 1599
Tournaments
6
54 games
Score
18/ 5433.3%
9W18D27L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsIlse Garms1,732·4. Nestorenturnier 2026·R7·+13.7
2.[W]vsJens Urbach1,702·International Chess Holiday 2025 - H1·R4·+11.7
3.[W]vsEd Hartog1,608·Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Tienkampen·R8·+10.2

Last 12 months — tournaments

6 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
4. Nestorenturnier 2026
Swiss
Mar 20263.5/8#411700-1.0
Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Tienkampen
Round-Robin
Jan 20264/8#4081599-25.4
1. Binzer Senioren-Open 2025
Open Swiss
Nov 20252.5/8#1451603-10.2
19. Offene Senioreneinzelmeisterschaft Schleswig-Holstein
Open Swiss
Oct 20253/9#1901628-5.8
International Chess Holiday 2025 - H1
Round-Robin
Jul 20252.5/9#91525-37.4
Worst Elo result: International Chess Holiday 2025 - H1 (-37.4 Elo, finished #9).

Rankings

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Germany
#12,202
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#98,168
in continent
World
#146,773
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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