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Lin, Yi
🇩🇪FIDE 16256506· Male· Germany· Born in 1983
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Yi Lin, a 43-year-old German player, is rated 1951 — his current career high. He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 12 months (2023–2024) and 13 months (2024–2025). Recent appearance: NRW-Klasse Gruppe 1 2025-2026 Maerz 2026.
Current rating
1951
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1941
All-time high
1951
at best
Jun 2026 · age 43
Jun 2026 · age 43
Activity
7
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#36,458
#36,458 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
6 entries2026
All-time peak 1951
at age 43
Jun 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+32 Elo)
1916 → 1948
Sep 2024
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 1948 → returned at 1933
Sep 2024
2023
Crossed 1800
at age 40
Aug 2023
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1916 → returned at 1948
Aug 2023
First FIDE rating
1916 · at age 40
Aug 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+3
1948 → 1951
Tournaments
5
6 games
Score
3/ 650.0%
2W2D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 1/1 | #1 | 2680 | +16.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #18 | 2658 | +16.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/2 | #61 | 1792 | -14.8 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #25 | 1931 | 0.0 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0/1 | #42 | 1239 | -15.2 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#4,151
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#26,932
in continent
World
#36,457
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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