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ZF
Zimmermann, Felix
🇩🇪FIDE 12989720· Male· Germany· Born in 1998
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Felix Zimmermann, a 28-year-old German player, is rated 1964 — just 13 short of his peak of 1977 (May 2026, age 28). He is on a steady climb with +23 Elo over the past 12 months. 39 rated games in the past year (≈10/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Offene Bezirkseinzelmeisterschaften Halle 2026, 38. Potsdamer Weihnachtsopen A-Turnier, and 2. Ilmenauer Open 2025. Also played 1 rapid (including Deutsche Hochschulmeisterschaft 2025 Schnellschach) and 1 blitz events (including Deutsche Hochschulmeisterschaft 2025 Blitzschach) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 21 months (2017–2019) and 55 months (2020–2024, COVID-19 included).
Current rating
1964
Standard
Rpd1893·Blz1927
All-time high
1977
−13 pts below
May 2026 · age 28
May 2026 · age 28
Activity
22
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
33 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#33,826
#33,826 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2026
All-time peak 1977
at age 28 · −13 from today
May 2026
100 career games
at age 28
Feb 2026
2020
Inactive for 55 months
paused at 1920 → returned at 1923
Feb 2020
2019
Best 12-month gain (+54 Elo)
1851 → 1905
Feb 2019
2017
Inactive for 21 months
paused at 1851 → returned at 1905
Apr 2017
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Apr 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+40
1924 → 1964
Tournaments
5
34 games
Score
21.5/ 3463.2%
16W11D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 5/8 | #12 | 1907 | -13.0 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3.5/5 | #9 | 1974 | +2.4 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5.5/6 | #2 | 2342 | +38.2 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4.5/7 | #6 | 2036 | +23.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3/7 | #63 | 1872 | -10.6 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#3,911
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#25,012
in continent
World
#33,825
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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