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ZB
Zinner, Bernhard
🇩🇪FIDE 12981443· Male· Germany· Born in 1987
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Bernhard Zinner, a 39-year-old German player, is rated 1914 — just 8 short of his peak of 1922 (Mar 2026, age 39). He is rising rapidly, having gained +83 Elo over the past 12 months. 39 rated games in the past year (≈17/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open, 2. Holledauer Schachopen, and Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q4 C. Also played 1 rapid (including Niederbayerische Schnellschacheinzelmeisterschaft 2026) and 2 blitz events (including 18. DSAM-Blitzturnier - powered by chessemy) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 20 months (2018–2020) and 26 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included).
Current rating
1914
Standard
Rpd1839·Blz1857
All-time high
1922
−8 pts below
Mar 2026 · age 39
Mar 2026 · age 39
Activity
31
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
39 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#44,785
#44,785 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
10 entries2026
Best 12-month gain (+103 Elo)
1819 → 1922
Apr 2026
All-time peak 1922
at age 39 · −8 from today
Mar 2026
2024
100 career games
at age 37
Mar 2024
2022
Re-crossed 1800
at age 35
Sep 2022
2020
Inactive for 26 months
paused at 1777 → returned at 1797
Feb 2020
2018
Inactive for 20 months
paused at 1784 → returned at 1777
May 2018
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
+83
1831 → 1914
Tournaments
6
40 games
Score
24.5/ 4061.3%
21W7D12L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5.5/9 | #238 | 1886 | -8.0 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4.5/6 | #29 | 2101 | +13.8 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4/5 | #3 | 2131 | +34.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3.5/7 | #58 | 1946 | +18.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3/5 | #37 | 1933 | +12.6 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#4,959
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#33,010
in continent
World
#44,785
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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