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Zwahr, Paul
FM🇩🇪FIDE 24609749· Male· Germany· Born in 1986
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Paul Zwahr, a 40-year-old German FIDE Master, is rated 2291 and sitting in the top 3% of German players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He has held steady between 2250 and 2300 for 13 months. 24 rated games in the past year (≈29/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2. Oberliga Ost 2025-2026 Staffel B April 2026, V Open Chess Menorca 2026, and 7. Bamberg Open A. His peak of 2377 was reached at age 28 (Oct 2014).
Awarded FM in 2008 (age 22). Earned IM norms at 14.Intl Neckar Open A 2010, First Saturday GM June 2011, and 1.Korbacher GM Norm Tnmt 2012. At junior level, he reached #19 and #48 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
2291
Standard
Rpd—·Blz2311
All-time high
2377
−86 pts below
Oct 2014 · age 28
Oct 2014 · age 28
Activity
24
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
24 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 3%
#388 · German players · of 14,156
Career timeline
20 entries2025
Re-crossed 2300
at age 39
Mar 2025
2024
35th German 35-40 player
at age 38 · rated 2314
Sep 2024
Re-crossed 2300
at age 38
May 2024
2020
500 career games
at age 34
Apr 2020
2019
Re-crossed 2300
at age 33
Mar 2019
2017
Re-crossed 2300
at age 31
May 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+19
2272 → 2291
Tournaments
7
24 games
Score
15/ 2462.5%
12W6D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 2/2 | #3 | 3026 | +17.2 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/9 | #147 | 2236 | -3.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #23 | 3159 | +12.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #76 | 2381 | +3.2 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1.5/2 | #19 | 2373 | +6.2 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0/2 | #79 | 1487 | -19.2 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 5/7 | #13 | 2271 | +2.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJiri LechtynskyGM
🇨🇿CZE·2259
+0 −1 =5
6 games·last met Feb 2018
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vsIlja SchneiderIM
🇩🇪GER·2450
+1 −4 =0
5 games·last met May 2025
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vsChristoph NatsidisFM
🇩🇪GER·2347
+1 −0 =4
5 games·last met Dec 2023
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vsMartin CervenyIM
🇨🇿CZE·2310
+2 −2 =1
5 games·last met Nov 2022
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vsLukas Boettger
🇩🇪GER·2247
+0 −3 =2
5 games·last met Jan 2015
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Rankings
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Germany
#388
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#2,942
in continent
World
#4,394
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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