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Paul, Anatolij
🇩🇪FIDE 12950530· Male· Germany· Born in 1976
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Anatolij Paul, a 50-year-old German player, is rated 2074 and sitting in the top 8% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 41 months (2014–2017) and 41 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included). Recent appearance: Landesliga Hamburg 2025-2026 April 2026. His peak of 2137 was reached at age 42 (Jan 2018).
Current rating
2074
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2137
−63 pts below
Jan 2018 · age 42
Jan 2018 · age 42
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 8%
#17,958 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
10 entries2025
Re-crossed 2100
at age 49
Nov 2025
2019
Inactive for 41 months
paused at 2067 → returned at 2057
May 2019
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 43
Feb 2019
2018
All-time peak 2137
at age 42 · −63 from today
Jan 2018
2014
Best 12-month gain (+33 Elo)
2102 → 2135
Dec 2014
Inactive for 41 months
paused at 2135 → returned at 2114
May 2014
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
-4
2078 → 2074
Tournaments
8
9 games
Score
4/ 944.4%
3W2D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/2 | #61 | 1947 | -6.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #38 | 2189 | +3.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #70 | 1281 | -10.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #17 | 2826 | +8.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #71 | 1172 | -13.2 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#2,070
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#13,132
in continent
World
#17,958
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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