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Abeln, Dirk

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FIDEFIDE 1348779· Male· Switzerland· Born in 1965

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Dirk Abeln, a 61-year-old Swiss player, is rated 1846 — just 8 short of his peak of 1854 (May 2026, age 61). He is progressing steadily with +46 Elo over the past 12 months. 36 rated games in the past year (≈25/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open, Schaffausen New Year Open 2026, and Luzerner Open 2025 - Kat. A.

Current rating

1846

Standard

Rpd1751·Blz—

All-time high

1854

−8 pts below
May 2026 · age 61

Activity

26

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

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

Signature stat

#62,566

#62,566 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

9 entries
2026
All-time peak 1854
at age 61 · −8 from today
May 2026
2025
100 career games
at age 60
Dec 2025
2024
Crossed 1800
at age 59
Apr 2024
Best 12-month gain (+197 Elo)
1592 → 1789
Mar 2024
2023
Re-crossed 1600
at age 58
Apr 2023
2022
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 57
Dec 2022

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Best result
grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open
perf 1974 (+120) · 6/8 · #158
Top opponent
vs Simon Kuenzli 2,017
Luzerner Open 2025 - Kat. A · Oct 2025 · +5.1 Elo
Evolution
+28
1818 → 1846
Tournaments
5
31 games
Score
17.5/ 3156.5%
11W13D7L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsFelix Schwab1,974·Luzerner Open 2025 - Kat. A·R3·+14.1
2.[W]vsRalf-Peter Brehme1,931·grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open·R9·+12.2
3.[W]vsMarco Retti1,767·Bundesturnier HT-2 2026·R3·+7.8
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsHannelore Svendsen1,755·Bundesturnier HT-2 2026·R1·-12.6
2.[L]vsHanspeter Luginbuehl1,787·Bundesturnier HT-2 2026·R5·-11.7
3.[L]vsReto Buerge1,880·Luzerner Open 2025 - Kat. A·R5·-8.3

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Bundesturnier HT-2 2026
Open Swiss
May 20264/7#361809-8.4
grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open
Open Swiss
Apr 20266/8#1581974+32.0
Schaffausen New Year Open 2026
Swiss
Jan 20262/2#232626+0.4
Luzerner Open 2025 - Kat. A
Open Swiss
Oct 20253/7#341888+13.8
Wohlen Amateur Open 2025
Open Swiss
Aug 20252.5/5#201739-10.0

Rankings

/
Switzerland
#1,114
out of 3,528 players
Europe
#45,745
in continent
World
#62,565
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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