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Brixius, Dirk
🇩🇪FIDE 12909734· Male· Germany· Born in 1965
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Dirk Brixius, a 61-year-old German player, is rated 1791. He has slipped back 55 Elo over the past 12 months. 44 rated games in the past year (≈17/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q6 C, Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q5 C, and Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q4 C. Also played 1 rapid (including Deutsche Schnellschach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025 Gruppe C) and 1 blitz events (including 19. DSAM-Blitzturnier - powered by chessemy) recently. He took a 29-month break between Jan 2020 and Jul 2022 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 1993 was reached at age 47 (Jan 2012).
Current rating
1791
Standard
Rpd1821·Blz1824
All-time high
1993
−202 pts below
Jan 2012 · age 47
Jan 2012 · age 47
Activity
34
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
40 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#79,201
#79,201 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+103 Elo)
1743 → 1846
Sep 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 59
Mar 2024
2020
Inactive for 29 months
paused at 1813 → returned at 1787
Jan 2020
2016
100 career games
at age 51
May 2016
2012
All-time peak 1993
at age 47 · −202 from today
Jan 2012
2011
Crossed 1800
at age 46
May 2011
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-55
1846 → 1791
Tournaments
8
51 games
Score
16.5/ 5132.4%
11W19D21L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4/5 | #77 | 2105 | +11.6 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 2/5 | #77 | 1796 | +2.0 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1.5/5 | #78 | 1708 | -11.4 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2/5 | #84 | 1777 | -2.2 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1/5 | #65 | 1615 | -27.0 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1.5/5 | #103 | 1709 | -17.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2.5/5 | #61 | 1815 | -3.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2/5 | #49 | 1793 | -7.6 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#8,127
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#57,208
in continent
World
#79,199
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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