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Dargel, Manuel
FM🇩🇪FIDE 24612952· Male· Germany· Born in 1970
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Manuel Dargel, a 56-year-old German FIDE Master, is rated 2124 and sitting in the top 6% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 28 months (2015–2017), 44 months (2018–2022, COVID-19 included) and 15 months (2022–2023). Recent appearance: NRW-Klasse Gruppe 1 2025-2026 Maerz 2026. His peak of 2305 was reached at age 38 (Jul 2008).
Awarded FM in 2008 (age 38).
Current rating
2124
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2305
−181 pts below
Jul 2008 · age 38
Jul 2008 · age 38
Activity
6
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 6%
#13,301 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
16 entries2022
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 2175 → returned at 2164
Jul 2022
Re-crossed 2200
at age 52
Feb 2022
2018
Inactive for 44 months
paused at 2195 → returned at 2200
May 2018
2015
Inactive for 28 months
paused at 2219 → returned at 2206
Jun 2015
2008
98th German 35-40 player
at age 38 · rated 2305
Jul 2008
FM title awardedFM
at age 38
Jul 2008
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-10
2134 → 2124
Tournaments
7
7 games
Score
4/ 757.1%
3W2D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 0.5/1 | #20 | 2101 | -0.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #5 | 2640 | +3.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #90 | 1205 | -13.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #10 | 2819 | +7.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #32 | 2158 | +0.8 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0/1 | #40 | 1117 | -15.8 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1/1 | #10 | 2938 | +10.2 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#1,479
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#9,618
in continent
World
#13,301
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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