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Pahl, Erik
🇩🇪FIDE 16201272· Male· Germany· Born in 2004
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Erik Pahl, a 22-year-old German player, is rated 2210 — just 12 short of his peak of 2222 (May 2022, age 18) and sitting in the top 4% of players worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2161 and 2210 over the past 2 years. 17 rated games in the past year (≈29/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Oberliga Nord 2025-2026 Stichkampf Aufstieg, Oberliga Nord West 2025-2026 April 2026, and Bremer Silvester-Open 2025 A-Turnier. Also played 1 rapid event (including Delme Chess Festival Schnellschach 2025) recently.
At junior level, he reached #33, #21, #26, #11 and #38 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2210
Standard
Rpd2173·Blz2109
All-time high
2222
−12 pts below
May 2022 · age 18
May 2022 · age 18
Activity
14
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
17 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#7,630 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
21 entries2026
Re-crossed 2200
at age 22
Feb 2026
2023
33rd German U20 player
at age 19 · rated 2193
Jan 2023
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2023
2022
Re-crossed 2200
at age 18
Dec 2022
21st German U18 player
at age 18 · rated 2222
May 2022
Crossed 2200
at age 18
May 2022
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
+19
2191 → 2210
Tournaments
10
17 games
Score
11/ 1764.7%
9W4D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #8 | 2205 | +0.2 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #17 | 2943 | +8.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #49 | 2133 | -4.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #53 | 2234 | +0.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #18 | 2901 | +7.4 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#781
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#5,334
in continent
World
#7,630
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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