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Hufelschulte, Norbert
🇩🇪FIDE 12935239· Male· Germany· Born in 1964
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Norbert Hufelschulte, a 62-year-old German player, is rated 2049 and sitting in the top 10% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 17 months (2015–2016) and 99 months (2017–2025). Recent appearance: NRW-Klasse Gruppe 1 2025-2026 Januar 2026. His peak of 2091 was reached at age 53 (Jan 2017).
Current rating
2049
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2091
−42 pts below
Jan 2017 · age 53
Jan 2017 · age 53
Activity
2
games / yr avg.
6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 10%
#20,907 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2017
Inactive for 99 months
paused at 2072 → returned at 2039
Jun 2017
Best 12-month gain (+37 Elo)
2054 → 2091
Jan 2017
All-time peak 2091
at age 53 · −42 from today
Jan 2017
2015
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 2054 → returned at 2080
Jun 2015
Crossed 2000
at age 51
Mar 2015
Crossed 1800
at age 51
Mar 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-23
2072 → 2049
Tournaments
6
6 games
Score
3.5/ 658.3%
2W3D1L
Top 2 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 0.5/1 | #39 | 1960 | -5.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #39 | 1983 | -4.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #5 | 2604 | +7.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #46 | 1971 | -4.4 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #4 | 2748 | +15.2 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0/1 | #66 | 1009 | -32.8 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#2,436
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#15,346
in continent
World
#20,907
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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