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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 2054 and sitting in the top 9% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (5 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
2054
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2091
−37 pts below
Jan 2017 · age 53
Jan 2017 · age 53
Activity
2
games / yr avg.
5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 9%
#20,282 · players worldwide · of 216,808
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 · −37 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
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
-18
2072 → 2054
Tournaments
5
5 games
Score
3/ 560.0%
2W2D1L
Top 2 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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
#2,368
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#14,884
in continent
World
#20,282
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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