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Abel, Dennes
IM🇩🇪FIDE 24605417· Male· Germany· Born in 1989
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Dennes Abel, a 37-year-old German International Master, is rated 2367 and sitting in the top 1% of German players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2350 and 2400 for 19 months. 18 rated games in the past year (≈31/year long-term). Recent appearances: grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open and 2. Bundesliga Nord 2025-2026 Maerz 2026. Also played 1 blitz event (including 46. Norddeutsche Blitzschach-Mannschaftsmeisterschaft 2026) recently. He took a 15-month break between Apr 2016 and Aug 2017. His peak of 2490 was reached at age 30 (Mar 2019, German #49 at the time).
Awarded IM in 2014 (age 25). Earned a GM norm at Gibraltar Intl Chess Festival 2019 Masters. At junior level, he reached #6, #6, #6 and #6 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
2367
Standard
Rpd2456·Blz2436
All-time high
2490
−123 pts below
Mar 2019 · age 30
Mar 2019 · age 30
Activity
27
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 1%
#180 · German players · of 14,156
Career timeline
18 entries2023
Re-crossed 2400
at age 34
Mar 2023
2019
Peak German rank: #49
at age 30 · rated 2490
Mar 2019
All-time peak 2490
at age 30 · −123 from today
Mar 2019
2018
500 career games
at age 29
Dec 2018
2016
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 2466 → returned at 2458
Apr 2016
2014
IM title awardedIM
at age 25 · 4th quarter Presidential Board 2014
Dec 2014
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-16
2383 → 2367
Tournaments
7
18 games
Score
8.5/ 1847.2%
3W11D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/8 | #260 | 2277 | -9.1 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #68 | 2445 | +0.9 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/3 | #107 | 2188 | -6.5 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #57 | 2412 | +0.9 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #81 | 2390 | +0.1 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #22 | 2306 | -1.0 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0.5/2 | #81 | 2340 | -1.1 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsIlja SchneiderIM
🇩🇪GER·2450
+1 −4 =10
15 games·last met Apr 2024
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vsFalko MeyerFM
🇩🇪GER·2221
+5 −1 =1
7 games·last met Mar 2024
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vsRene SternGM
🇩🇪GER·2499
+1 −4 =2
7 games·last met Jun 2019
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vsTorben, Dr. Schulze
🇩🇪GER·2323
+1 −1 =4
6 games·last met Nov 2024
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vsChristian RichterIM
🇩🇪GER·2337
+3 −2 =1
6 games·last met Mar 2024
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Rankings
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Germany
#180
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#1,464
in continent
World
#2,300
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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