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Lincke, Paul

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FIDEFIDE 1302507· Male· Switzerland· Born in 1941

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Paul Lincke, a 85-year-old Swiss player, is rated 1481. He has slipped back 108 Elo over the past 12 months. 49 rated games in the past year (≈19/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include SSS Lugano 2026, SSS Zurich 2 2026, and SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 5-6. Also played 1 rapid event (including 3. Letzi Open (Rapid)) recently. He took a 27-month break between Feb 2020 and Jun 2022 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 1656 was reached at age 83 (Mar 2024).

Current rating

1481

Standard

Rpd1627·Blz—

All-time high

1656

−175 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 83

Activity

24

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

49 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#191,762

#191,762 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

18 entries
2024
Best 12-month gain (+241 Elo)
1411 → 1652
Jun 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 83
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 83
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1656
at age 83 · −175 from today
Mar 2024
2022
17th Swiss 80+ player
at age 81 · rated 1457
Jun 2022
2020
36th Swiss 75-80 player
at age 79 · rated 1470
Oct 2020

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Thomas Lang 1,724
SSS Zurich 1 2026 · Jan 2026 · +15.4 Elo
Evolution
-88
1569 → 1481
Tournaments
9
53 games
Score
14.5/ 5327.4%
10W9D34L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsThomas Lang1,724·SSS Zurich 1 2026·R3·+15.4
2.[W]vsHans Joseph1,622·SSS Zurich 2 2026·R3·+13.6
3.[W]vsFrank Walser1,583·SSS Zurich 2 2026·R7·+12.6

Last 12 months — tournaments

9 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
SSS Lugano 2026
Swiss
Mar 20261/6#341414-11.2
SSS Zurich 2 2026
Open Swiss
Feb 20262/8#881440-15.2
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 5-6
Team
Feb 20260/1#1170876-5.6
SSS Zurich 1 2026
Open Swiss
Jan 20262.5/8#881561-0.4
49.Zuercher Weihnachtsopen Allgemein
Open Swiss
Dec 20252/7#1251466-12.2
Worst Elo result: 3. Letzi Open (standard) (-22.4 Elo, finished #130).

Rankings

/
Switzerland
#3,036
out of 3,418 players
Europe
#119,397
in continent
World
#191,677
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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5
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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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3036🇨🇭Lincke, Paul1,481
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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6
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7
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8
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2,717
8
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10
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119397🇨🇭Lincke, Paul1,481
World
1
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2,840
2
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3
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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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