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Hinrichs, Paul
FM🇩🇪FIDE 12942545· Male· Germany· Born in 2004
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Paul Hinrichs, a 22-year-old German FIDE Master, is rated 2333 — just 25 short of his peak of 2358 (Mar 2026, age 22) and sitting in the top 2% of German players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +41 Elo over the past 12 months. 64 rated games in the past year (≈38/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open, 2. Bundesliga Sued 2025-2026 Maerz 2026, and 5. Int. Baden-Badener Faschingsopen 2026 A-Gruppe. Also played 2 rapid (including RLP-Schnellschachmeisterschaft 2025-2026) and 3 blitz events (including RLP-Mannschafts-Blitzmeisterschaft 2025) recently.
Awarded FM in 2024 (age 20). At junior level, he reached #17, #17, #20, #19, #11 and #15 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
2333
Standard
Rpd2294·Blz2238
All-time high
2358
−25 pts below
Mar 2026 · age 22
Mar 2026 · age 22
Activity
63
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
64 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 2%
#252 · German players · of 13,806
Career timeline
19 entries2026
85th German 20-35 player
at age 22 · rated 2358
Mar 2026
All-time peak 2358
at age 22 · −25 from today
Mar 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2300
at age 21
Oct 2025
Re-crossed 2300
at age 21
Feb 2025
2024
17th German U20 player
at age 20 · rated 2301
Dec 2024
FM title awardedFM
at age 20
Dec 2024
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+41
2292 → 2333
Tournaments
12
64 games
Score
43.5/ 6468.0%
33W21D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
12 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/9 | #372 | 2245 | -24.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #55 | 2518 | +4.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 7/9 | #2 | 2352 | +6.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/3 | #89 | 2307 | -3.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/2 | #87 | 2185 | -8.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5.5/7 | #3 | 2339 | +3.6 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/2 | #70 | 2428 | +4.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 6/7 | #2 | 2575 | +43.2 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5/7 | #5 | 2328 | +6.6 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1.5/3 | #35 | 2401 | +9.0 |
Worst Elo result: 38. Internationale Hasslocher Schachtage 2025 A-Turnier (-25.8 Elo, finished #39).
Most-Played Opponents
vsErik Foerster
🇩🇪GER·2160
+5 −3 =4
12 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsMichael SchenderowitschFM
🇩🇪GER·2214
+3 −2 =1
6 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsPascal KarsayFM
🇩🇪GER·2376
+1 −4 =1
6 games·last met May 2024
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vsPaul Perske
🇩🇪GER·2181
+1 −2 =2
5 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsPascal BarzenFM
🇩🇪GER·2322
+0 −5 =0
5 games·last met May 2025
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Rankings
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Germany
#252
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#2,025
in continent
World
#3,127
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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