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Sommer, Norbert

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FIDEFIDE 12941573· Male· Germany· Born in 1959

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Norbert Sommer, a 67-year-old German player, is rated 1743. He has slipped back 39 Elo over the past 12 months. 15 rated games in the past year (≈6/year long-term). Recent appearances: grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open and 36. Staufer Open B. Also played 1 rapid (including 4e Rapide de Pessac) and 1 blitz events (including 1er Blitz de Pessac) recently. He had 4 career breaks: 31 months (2013–2016), 16 months (2016–2017), 47 months (2017–2021, COVID-19 included) and 28 months (2022–2024). His peak of 1815 was reached at age 57 (Feb 2016).

Current rating

1743

Standard

Rpd1732·Blz1734

All-time high

1815

−72 pts below
Feb 2016 · age 57

Activity

12

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#94,989

#94,989 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

11 entries
2024
Best 12-month gain (+145 Elo)
1653 → 1798
Dec 2024
2022
Inactive for 28 months
paused at 1653 → returned at 1798
Jul 2022
2017
Inactive for 47 months
paused at 1692 → returned at 1652
Dec 2017
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 58
Dec 2017
2016
Crossed 1800
at age 57
Feb 2016
All-time peak 1815
at age 57 · −72 from today
Feb 2016

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Best result
36. Staufer Open B
perf 1946 (+198) · 4.5/6 · #232
Top opponent
vs Alexandra PradoWCM 1,898
grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open · Apr 2026 · +14.2 Elo
Evolution
-39
1782 → 1743
Tournaments
2
18 games
Score
9.5/ 1852.8%
8W3D7L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsAlexandra PradoWCM1,898·grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open·R9·+14.2
2.[W]vsParviz Khadempour1,659·36. Staufer Open B·R8·+7.5
3.[W]vsMarkus Simmler1,618·grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open·R6·+6.5
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsDaniel Trunz1,529·36. Staufer Open B·R7·-15.6
2.[L]vsDominik Schuler1,605·grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open·R2·-13.8
3.[L]vsAlexander Morgel1,627·grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open·R5·-13.2

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open
Open Swiss
Apr 20265/9#3981728-5.4
36. Staufer Open B
Open Swiss
Jan 20264.5/6#2321946-33.4
Worst Elo result: 36. Staufer Open B (-33.4 Elo, finished #232).

Rankings

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Germany
#9,367
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#67,713
in continent
World
#94,987
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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6
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7
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Europe
1
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7
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