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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 1854 — his current career high. He is progressing steadily with +54 Elo over the past 12 months. 29 rated games in the past year (≈24/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

1854

Standard

Rpd1751·Blz—

All-time high

1854

at best
May 2026 · age 61

Activity

23

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

29 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#60,213

#60,213 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

9 entries
2026
All-time peak 1854
at age 61
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

Last 12 months — 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
+54
1800 → 1854
Tournaments
5
31 games
Score
18.5/ 3159.7%
12W13D6L
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]vsHakki Dogan Dalay1,785·Bundesturnier HT2 2025·R5·+9.1
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsThomas Bucher1,745·Bundesturnier HT2 2025·R1·-12.1
2.[L]vsReto Buerge1,880·Luzerner Open 2025 - Kat. A·R5·-8.3
3.[L]vsJan Werner1,987·grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open·R2·-6.3

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
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
Bundesturnier HT2 2025
Open Swiss
May 20255/7#71898+18.4
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.

Rankings

/
Switzerland
#1,062
out of 3,418 players
Europe
#44,038
in continent
World
#60,213
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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4
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5
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6
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7
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2,491
8
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9
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10
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1062🇨🇭Abeln, Dirk1,854
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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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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44038🇨🇭Abeln, Dirk1,854
World
1
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2,840
2
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3
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2,780
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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2,753
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60213🇨🇭Abeln, Dirk1,854