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Zobel, Christian
CM🇩🇪FIDE 16259068· Male· Germany· Born in 2009
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Christian Zobel, a 17-year-old German Candidate Master, is rated 2096 and sitting in the top 7% of players worldwide. He has slipped back 61 Elo over the past 12 months. 65 rated games in the past year (≈28/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Oberliga Ost 2025-2026 April 2026, XL. Aeskulap-Open, and Berliner Jugendeinzelmeisterschaft 2026 AK u18. Also played 1 rapid (including 3. Berlin U25 Open Rapid) and 3 blitz events (including Bundesliga-Blitzturnier des NSV 2026 2. Vorrunde) recently. His peak of 2218 was reached at age 16 (Mar 2025).
Awarded CM in 2025 (age 16). At junior level, he reached #49, #10, #28, #12 and #20 nationally in U18, U16, U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
2096
Standard
Rpd2021·Blz2184
All-time high
2218
−122 pts below
Mar 2025 · age 16
Mar 2025 · age 16
Activity
50
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
65 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 7%
#15,790 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2026
49th German U18 player
at age 17 · rated 2114
Feb 2026
Re-crossed 2100
at age 17
Feb 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2200
at age 16
Jul 2025
CM title awardedCM
at age 16
Apr 2025
10th German U16 player
at age 16 · rated 2218
Mar 2025
Crossed 2200
at age 16
Mar 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-122
2218 → 2096
Tournaments
12
56 games
Score
29.5/ 5652.7%
19W21D16L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
12 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/2 | #73 | 1959 | -16.4 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4.5/7 | #27 | 2102 | -4.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #42 | 2290 | +9.6 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 4/6 | #2 | 2026 | -6.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1.5/2 | #16 | 2404 | +36.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 3.5/7 | #46 | 2076 | +14.8 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/2 | #23 | 2221 | +19.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #29 | 2223 | +10.0 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4.5/11 | #99 | 1896 | -135.2 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1.5/2 | #9 | 2280 | +7.6 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#1,787
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#11,472
in continent
World
#15,790
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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