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Sander, Dirk

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FIDEFIDE 12927031· Male· Germany· Born in 1969

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Dirk Sander, a 57-year-old German player, is rated 1846. He has slipped back 40 Elo over the past 12 months. 15 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent appearances: grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open and 8th Northumbria Masters Chess Congress - Challengers (U2000). He had 4 career breaks: 25 months (2012–2014), 20 months (2017–2018), 27 months (2019–2021, COVID-19 included) and 14 months (2023–2024). His peak of 1929 was reached at age 45 (Nov 2014).

Current rating

1846

Standard

Rpd1859·Blz—

All-time high

1929

−83 pts below
Nov 2014 · age 45

Activity

8

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#62,566

#62,566 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

12 entries
2026
100 career games
at age 57
May 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+71 Elo)
1799 → 1870
May 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 55
Mar 2024
2023
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 1799 → returned at 1870
Feb 2023
2019
Inactive for 27 months
paused at 1885 → returned at 1910
May 2019
2017
Inactive for 20 months
paused at 1867 → returned at 1884
Feb 2017

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Best result
grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open
perf 1897 (+51) · 5.5/8 · #470
Top opponent
vs Paul Brencher 1,910
8th Northumbria Masters Chess Congress - Challengers (U2000) · Aug 2025 · +1.5 Elo
Evolution
-40
1886 → 1846
Tournaments
2
18 games
Score
9.5/ 1852.8%
7W5D6L

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open
Open Swiss
Apr 20265.5/8#4701897-11.0
8th Northumbria Masters Chess Congress - Challengers (U2000)
Open Swiss
Aug 20254/7#251831-29.0
Worst Elo result: 8th Northumbria Masters Chess Congress - Challengers (U2000) (-29.0 Elo, finished #25).

Rankings

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Germany
#6,710
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#45,745
in continent
World
#62,565
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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Europe
1
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