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Perske, Paul
🇩🇪FIDE 16234537· Male· Germany· Born in 1997
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Paul Perske, a 29-year-old German player, is rated 2175 — just 13 short of his peak of 2188 (Feb 2026, age 29) and sitting in the top 4% of players worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +26 Elo over the past 12 months. 92 rated games in the past year (≈36/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open, 1. Muenster Oster Open - A, and 2. Bundesliga Sued 2025-2026 Maerz 2026. Also played 1 rapid (including RLP-Schnellschachmeisterschaft 2025-2026) and 1 blitz events (including RLP-Einzel-Blitzmeisterschaft 2025) recently. He took a 40-month break between Feb 2019 and Jul 2022 (COVID-19 included).
At junior level, he reached #80 nationally in U20.
Current rating
2175
Standard
Rpd2104·Blz2136
All-time high
2188
−13 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 29
Feb 2026 · age 29
Activity
83
games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo
92 past 12 mo · ≈8/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#9,614 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2026
All-time peak 2188
at age 29 · −13 from today
Feb 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+91 Elo)
2093 → 2184
Nov 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2100
at age 27
Dec 2024
Re-crossed 2100
at age 27
May 2024
2023
100 career games
at age 26
Jul 2023
Crossed 2100
at age 26
Mar 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-8
2183 → 2175
Tournaments
15
87 games
Score
51.5/ 8759.2%
37W29D21L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
15 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 5/7 | #9 | 2136 | -5.8 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4.5/9 | #395 | 2113 | -17.0 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5.5/9 | #9 | 2223 | +16.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #16 | 3157 | +15.0 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5/9 | #52 | 2057 | -28.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/3 | #67 | 2292 | +7.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #38 | 2329 | +7.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4.5/7 | #9 | 2195 | +4.2 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/2 | #97 | 1650 | -7.2 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4.5/7 | #42 | 2176 | -0.6 |
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