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Lynker, Bernd
🇩🇪FIDE 1271926· Male· Germany· Born in 1964
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Bernd Lynker, a 62-year-old German player, is rated 1699. He is currently in the 1650–1700 range. 12 rated games in the past year (≈4/year long-term). Recent appearance: 38. Internationale Hasslocher Schachtage 2025 B-Turnier. He had 4 career breaks: 12 months (2016–2017), 12 months (2018–2019), 35 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included) and 12 months (2024–2025). His peak of 1747 was reached at age 60 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1699
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1747
−48 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 60
Mar 2024 · age 60
Activity
4
games / yr avg.
5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#110,288
#110,288 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2024
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1710 → returned at 1715
Jun 2024
Best 12-month gain (+155 Elo)
1592 → 1747
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 60
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1747
at age 60 · −48 from today
Mar 2024
2023
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 59
Jul 2023
2019
Re-crossed 1600
at age 55
Jul 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-16
1715 → 1699
Tournaments
1
7 games
Score
3.5/ 750.0%
3W1D3L
Top 2 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 3.5/5 | #149 | 1822 | -14.6 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#10,483
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#77,388
in continent
World
#110,285
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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