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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 2181 — just 7 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 +32 Elo over the past 12 months. 85 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
2181
Standard
Rpd2104·Blz2102
All-time high
2188
−7 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 29
Feb 2026 · age 29
Activity
81
games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo
85 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#9,224 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
12 entries2026
All-time peak 2188
at age 29 · −7 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
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+32
2149 → 2181
Tournaments
15
87 games
Score
51/ 8758.6%
35W32D20L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
15 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4.5/7 | #17 | 2221 | +10.4 |
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out of 15,291 players
Europe
#6,509
in continent
World
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out of 400,000+
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