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Zimmer, Elmar

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FIDEFIDE 12956058· Male· Germany· Born in 1962

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Elmar Zimmer, a 64-year-old German player, is rated 1695. He has slipped back 43 Elo over the past 12 months. 11 rated games in the past year (≈5/year long-term). Recent appearances: 31e Open de Selestat - Tournoi B (1500-1799) and 15. Rheinland-Pfalz-Open 2025. He had 2 career breaks: 20 months (2018–2020) and 40 months (2020–2023, COVID-19 included). His peak of 1738 was reached at age 62 (Sep 2024).

Current rating

1695

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1738

−43 pts below
Sep 2024 · age 62

Activity

8

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#111,503

#111,503 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

11 entries
2024
All-time peak 1738
at age 62 · −43 from today
Sep 2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 62
Sep 2024
Best 12-month gain (+157 Elo)
1578 → 1735
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 62
Mar 2024
2020
Inactive for 40 months
paused at 1578 → returned at 1590
Apr 2020
2018
Crossed 1600
at age 56
Jul 2018

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Gerd Kathstede 1,914
15. Rheinland-Pfalz-Open 2025 · Jun 2025 · +4.9 Elo
Evolution
-43
1738 → 1695
Tournaments
2
14 games
Score
6.5/ 1446.4%
3W7D4L

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
31e Open de Selestat - Tournoi B (1500-1799)
Open Swiss
Feb 20263/7#411570-30.6
15. Rheinland-Pfalz-Open 2025
Open Swiss
Jun 20253.5/4#1972167-11.6
Worst Elo result: 31e Open de Selestat - Tournoi B (1500-1799) (-30.6 Elo, finished #41).

Rankings

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Germany
#10,397
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#78,090
in continent
World
#111,501
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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Europe
1
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2
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3
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3
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5
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7
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8
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8
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10
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World
1
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2,840
2
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6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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