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Zimmer, Franz

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FIDEFIDE 12961981· Male· Germany· Born in 1950

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Franz Zimmer, a 76-year-old German player, is rated 1704. He has held steady between 1700 and 1750 for 22 months. 30 rated games in the past year (≈16/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 3. Offene Thueringer Seniorenmeisterschaft ueber 50 und 65, 33. Offene Seniorenmeisterschaft Sachsen 2025 50 plus, and 31. Bad Bertricher Schachtage 2025 Seniorenturnier over 50. He had 2 career breaks: 15 months (2014–2015) and 29 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included). His peak of 1766 was reached at age 74 (Mar 2024).

Current rating

1704

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1766

−62 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 74

Activity

27

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

30 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#108,251

#108,251 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

11 entries
2025
Best 12-month gain (+112 Elo)
1610 → 1722
Jan 2025
2024
All-time peak 1766
at age 74 · −62 from today
Mar 2024
2022
100 career games
at age 72
Jul 2022
2020
Inactive for 29 months
paused at 1678 → returned at 1698
Jan 2020
2016
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 66
Jan 2016
2014
Crossed 1600
at age 64
Jan 2014

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
33. Offene Seniorenmeisterschaft Sachsen 2025 50 plus
perf 1815 (+71) · 3.5/9 · #72
Top opponent
vs Holger Fabig 1,975
33. Offene Seniorenmeisterschaft Sachsen 2025 50 plus · Oct 2025 · +5.8 Elo
Evolution
-23
1727 → 1704
Tournaments
4
31 games
Score
12/ 3138.7%
7W10D14L

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
3. Offene Thueringer Seniorenmeisterschaft ueber 50 und 65
Open Swiss
Feb 20261/6#1291461-40.4
33. Offene Seniorenmeisterschaft Sachsen 2025 50 plus
Open Swiss
Oct 20253.5/9#721815+19.6
31. Bad Bertricher Schachtage 2025 Seniorenturnier over 50
Open Swiss
Jul 20254/8#621791-6.6
33. Offene Senioren-LEM Sachsen-Anhalt over 65
Open Swiss
Jul 20253.5/7#631745+3.4
Worst Elo result: 3. Offene Thueringer Seniorenmeisterschaft ueber 50 und 65 (-40.4 Elo, finished #129).

Rankings

/
Germany
#10,187
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#76,081
in continent
World
#108,249
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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World
Germany
1
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3
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3
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5
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6
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7
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2,593
8
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2,592
9
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10
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2,587
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10187🇩🇪Zimmer, Franz1,704
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
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2,759
3
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2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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2,717
10
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2,708
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76081🇩🇪Zimmer, Franz1,704
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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4
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5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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108249🇩🇪Zimmer, Franz1,704