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Happel, Heiner
🇩🇪FIDE 24605700· Male· Germany· Born in 1961
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Heiner Happel, a 65-year-old German player, is rated 2172 and sitting in the top 4% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months) and had 5 career breaks: 17 months (2009–2010), 22 months (2011–2013), 28 months (2015–2017), 66 months (2018–2024, COVID-19 included) and 18 months (2024–2025). Recent appearance: NRW-Klasse Gruppe 1 2025-2026 Maerz 2026. His peak of 2284 was reached at age 49 (Jul 2010).
Current rating
2172
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2284
−112 pts below
Jul 2010 · age 49
Jul 2010 · age 49
Activity
3
games / yr avg.
8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 4%
#9,796 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2025
50th German 60-65 player
at age 64 · rated 2226
Oct 2025
2024
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 2228 → returned at 2226
Mar 2024
2018
Inactive for 66 months
paused at 2220 → returned at 2226
Jun 2018
2017
55th German 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 2233
Dec 2017
2015
Inactive for 28 months
paused at 2220 → returned at 2221
Jun 2015
2012
60th German 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 2269
May 2012
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-56
2228 → 2172
Tournaments
7
8 games
Score
2/ 825.0%
0W4D4L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 0/1 | #62 | 1280 | -12.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #69 | 1406 | -9.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/2 | #52 | 2067 | -7.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #19 | 1937 | -6.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #29 | 1963 | -6.2 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0/1 | #35 | 1407 | -10.6 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0.5/1 | #25 | 2142 | -2.4 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#1,036
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#6,947
in continent
World
#9,796
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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