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Link, Justus

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FIDEFIDE 16239660· Male· Germany· Born in 2004

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Justus Link, a 22-year-old German player, is rated 1856 — just 9 short of his peak of 1865 (May 2026, age 22). He is progressing steadily with +58 Elo over the past 12 months. 34 rated games in the past year (≈12/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2. Schwaigern Open 2026 A-Turnier, grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open, and 19. Int. Deizisauer Herbstopen 2025 A. Also played 1 rapid (including Wuerttembergische Mannschaftsmeisterschaft - Schnell 2026) and 1 blitz events (including 16. Heuchelberg-Cup 2025) recently. He took a 57-month break between Jul 2019 and May 2024 (COVID-19 included).

Current rating

1856

Standard

Rpd1777·Blz1987

All-time high

1865

−9 pts below
May 2026 · age 22

Activity

24

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

34 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#59,748

#59,748 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

8 entries
2026
All-time peak 1865
at age 22 · −9 from today
May 2026
100 career games
at age 22
May 2026
2025
Crossed 1800
at age 21
Jul 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+246 Elo)
1535 → 1781
Dec 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 20
Mar 2024
2023
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2023

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Best result
grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open
perf 2082 (+217) · 4.5/6 · #575
Top opponent
vs Vladimir PodatFM 2,277
6. Internationale Unterlaender Schachtage A-Turnier · Jul 2025 · +8.6 Elo
Evolution
+44
1812 → 1856
Tournaments
6
28 games
Score
12/ 2842.9%
6W12D10L

Last 12 months — tournaments

6 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2. Schwaigern Open 2026 A-Turnier
Open Swiss
May 20262/6#421817-9.4
grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open
Open Swiss
Apr 20264.5/6#5752082+41.0
19. Int. Deizisauer Herbstopen 2025 A
Open Swiss
Oct 20251/4#1391763-7.4
Sparkassen Open Lautertal 2025 A-Gruppe
Swiss
Oct 20251.5/3#361922+6.8
18. Wormser Nibelungenopen A-Turnier
Open Swiss
Oct 20251/4#711783-4.8
6. Internationale Unterlaender Schachtage A-Turnier
Open Swiss
Jul 20252/5#771974+16.4

Rankings

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Germany
#6,422
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#43,755
in continent
World
#59,747
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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7
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8
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10
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Europe
1
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2
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5
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7
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9
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10
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World
1
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2
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6
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2,767
7
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8
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