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Link, Andreas

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FIDEFIDE 1271873· Male· Germany· Born in 1959

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Andreas Link, a 67-year-old German player, is rated 2035. He has held steady between 2000 and 2050 for 8 months. 19 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Mittelfraenkischer Schachkongress 2026 Hauptturnier, 22. Sparkassen-Open Forchheim 2025 A-Open, and Bezirkseinzelmeisterschaft Mittelfranken 2025 A. He had 3 career breaks: 17 months (2012–2014), 12 months (2016–2017) and 47 months (2019–2023, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2079 was reached at age 60 (May 2019).

Current rating

2035

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2079

−44 pts below
May 2019 · age 60

Activity

10

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

19 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#22,585

#22,585 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

11 entries
2026
100 career games
at age 67
Jun 2026
2019
Best 12-month gain (+57 Elo)
2022 → 2079
May 2019
All-time peak 2079
at age 60 · −44 from today
May 2019
Inactive for 47 months
paused at 2079 → returned at 2064
May 2019
2016
Crossed 2000
at age 57
Apr 2016
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 57
Apr 2016

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Massimo Longo 2,090
22. Sparkassen-Open Forchheim 2025 A-Open · Oct 2025 · +1.5 Elo
Evolution
-23
2058 → 2035
Tournaments
2
12 games
Score
6/ 1250.0%
4W4D4L

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Mittelfraenkischer Schachkongress 2026 Hauptturnier
Swiss
May 20264.5/7#42018-1.4
22. Sparkassen-Open Forchheim 2025 A-Open
Open Swiss
Oct 20251.5/5#491894-22.4
Worst Elo result: 22. Sparkassen-Open Forchheim 2025 A-Open (-22.4 Elo, finished #49).

Rankings

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Germany
#2,634
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#16,616
in continent
World
#22,585
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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World
Germany
1
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3
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2,657
4
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2,640
5
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2,634
6
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2,620
7
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2,593
8
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2,591
9
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2,588
10
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2,587
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2634🇩🇪Link, Andreas2,035
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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2,767
3
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2,764
4
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2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
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16616🇩🇪Link, Andreas2,035
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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2,753
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22585🇩🇪Link, Andreas2,035