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ZL
Zwermann, Linus
🇩🇪FIDE 16297555· Male· Germany· Born in 2003
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Linus Zwermann, a 23-year-old German player, is rated 1945 — his current career high. He is on a steady climb with +76 Elo over the past 12 months. 39 rated games in the past year (≈15/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open, Basel Spring Open 2026, and 14. Wasserschloss-OPEN-Inzlingen A-Turnier. He took a 48-month break between Feb 2020 and Mar 2024 (COVID-19 included).
Current rating
1945
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1945
at best
Jun 2026 · age 23
Jun 2026 · age 23
Activity
30
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
39 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#37,691
#37,691 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
7 entries2026
All-time peak 1945
at age 23
Jun 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+108 Elo)
1779 → 1887
Apr 2025
2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 21
Nov 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 21
Aug 2024
2020
Inactive for 48 months
paused at 1749 → returned at 1776
Feb 2020
First FIDE rating
1749 · at age 17
Feb 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+76
1869 → 1945
Tournaments
11
42 games
Score
22/ 4252.4%
19W6D17L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 2/2 | #7 | 2725 | +20.2 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/8 | #811 | 2036 | +4.6 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3/4 | #25 | 2188 | +7.6 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2/4 | #14 | 1789 | -15.0 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4/9 | #96 | 1898 | -8.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #43 | 2024 | +2.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #14 | 2907 | +14.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #71 | 1328 | -4.8 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0/1 | #77 | 1270 | -6.2 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1/1 | #7 | 2999 | +16.8 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#4,279
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#27,856
in continent
World
#37,690
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Germany
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