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Zimpel, Norbert
🇩🇪FIDE 24614106· Male· Germany· Born in 1961
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Norbert Zimpel, a 65-year-old German player, is rated 1856. He has held steady between 1850 and 1900 for 14 months. 15 rated games in the past year (≈5/year long-term). Recent appearances: Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q6 C and Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q5 C. He had 4 career breaks: 16 months (2009–2010), 84 months (2011–2018), 36 months (2020–2023, COVID-19 included) and 12 months (2024–2025). His peak of 2024 was reached at age 46 (Apr 2007).
Current rating
1856
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2024
−168 pts below
Apr 2007 · age 46
Apr 2007 · age 46
Activity
8
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#59,748
#59,748 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2026
100 career games
at age 65
Apr 2026
2024
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1906 → returned at 1882
Apr 2024
2020
Inactive for 36 months
paused at 1905 → returned at 1890
Mar 2020
2011
Inactive for 84 months
paused at 1962 → returned at 1943
May 2011
2009
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 1964 → returned at 1950
Apr 2009
2007
Crossed 2000
at age 46
Apr 2007
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-26
1882 → 1856
Tournaments
3
15 games
Score
7/ 1546.7%
4W6D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 2/5 | #72 | 1755 | -16.8 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3/5 | #21 | 1932 | +7.4 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2/5 | #71 | 1761 | -16.8 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#6,422
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#43,755
in continent
World
#59,747
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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