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Colbow, Collin
IM🇩🇪FIDE 16201132· Male· Germany· Born in 2005
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Collin Colbow, a 21-year-old German International Master, is rated 2436 — just 19 short of his peak of 2455 (Mar 2025, age 20) and sitting in the top 1% of German players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2400 and 2450 for 14 months. 57 rated games in the past year (≈70/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open, 1. Schachbundesliga 2025-2026 Maerz 2026, and 2. Bundesliga Nord 2025-2026 Februar 2026. Also played 1 blitz event (including Offene Bremer Blitzeinzelmeisterschaft 2026) recently. He reached German #57 in Mar 2025.
Awarded IM in 2024 (age 19) and FM in 2020 (age 15). Earned GM norms at Sachovy festival Ceske Budejovice 2024 - GM A and 2. Bundesliga Nord 2025-2026 Februar 2026. At junior level, he reached World #40 in U20, World #38 in U18, World #46 in U16, World #61 in U14, World #77 in U12 and #18 nationally in U10.
Current rating
2436
Standard
Rpd2255·Blz2437
All-time high
2455
−19 pts below
Mar 2025 · age 20
Mar 2025 · age 20
Activity
82
games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo
57 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
Top 1%
#71 · German players · of 13,806
Career timeline
20 entries2025
Peak German rank: #57
at age 20 · rated 2455
Mar 2025
40th U20 player worldwide
at age 20 · rated 2455
Mar 2025
All-time peak 2455
at age 20 · −19 from today
Mar 2025
2024
IM title awardedIM
at age 19 · 2024 2nd FIDE Council
Aug 2024
Re-crossed 2400
at age 19
Jun 2024
2023
38th U18 player worldwide
at age 18 · rated 2429
Jul 2023
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+3
2433 → 2436
Tournaments
13
57 games
Score
31.5/ 5755.3%
19W25D13L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
13 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6/9 | #119 | 2371 | -7.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/3 | #108 | 2289 | -6.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #138 | 2414 | -0.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 2/2 | #23 | 3198 | +8.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1.5/2 | #31 | 2750 | +8.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/2 | #109 | 2177 | -6.9 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1.5/2 | #18 | 2683 | +6.7 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #3 | 3241 | +5.2 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 3.5/7 | #260 | 2433 | -0.6 |
Round-Robin | Sep 2025 | 3.5/9 | #9 | 2388 | -5.9 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsTobias VoegeFM
🇩🇪GER·2323
+4 −2 =4
10 games·last met May 2025
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vsJakob Leon PajekenIM
🇩🇪GER·2472
+1 −4 =3
8 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsIlja SchneiderIM
🇩🇪GER·2450
+3 −1 =3
7 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsBenedict KrauseIM
🇩🇪GER·2420
+2 −1 =4
7 games·last met May 2025
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vsChristian RichterIM
🇩🇪GER·2337
+1 −2 =3
6 games·last met Jan 2026
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Rankings
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Germany
#71
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#719
in continent
World
#1,166
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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