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Zelbel, Patrick
IM🇩🇪FIDE 24624322· Male· Germany· Born in 1993
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Patrick Zelbel, a 33-year-old German International Master, is rated 2469 — just 24 short of his peak of 2493 (Nov 2024, age 31) and ranked 45th among German players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2450 and 2500 for 4 years. 31 rated games in the past year (≈46/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 11, 2. Bundesliga Nord 2025-2026 Maerz 2026, and 2. Bundesliga West AUT 2025-2026 Round 6-8. He reached German #33 in Aug 2024.
Awarded IM in 2011 (age 18) and FM in 2009 (age 16). Earned a GM norm at 1. Bundesliga 2014/15. At junior level, he reached World #88 in U20, World #33 in U18, World #42 in U16, World #56 in U14 and #5 nationally in U12.
Current rating
2469
Standard
Rpd2456·Blz2407
All-time high
2493
−24 pts below
Nov 2024 · age 31
Nov 2024 · age 31
Activity
26
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
31 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#45
#45 · German players · of 13,806
Career timeline
19 entries2024
All-time peak 2493
at age 31 · −24 from today
Nov 2024
Peak German rank: #33
at age 31 · rated 2490
Aug 2024
2020
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 2448 → returned at 2453
Apr 2020
2015
9-month rising streak
+45 Elo
May 2015
2014
Re-crossed 2400
at age 21
Feb 2014
2013
88th U20 player worldwide
at age 20 · rated 2397
May 2013
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-19
2488 → 2469
Tournaments
10
32 games
Score
17.5/ 3254.7%
9W18D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #45 | 3363 | +6.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #28 | 2448 | -0.3 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1.5/3 | #53 | 2406 | -2.5 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1.5/2 | #34 | 2511 | +1.5 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #36 | 2368 | -2.7 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1.5/2 | #24 | 2627 | +4.2 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5.5/8 | #75 | 2422 | -2.0 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0/1 | #1361 | 1317 | -8.9 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0.5/2 | #79 | 2147 | -8.9 |
Round-Robin | Jun 2025 | 4.5/9 | #5 | 2445 | -5.3 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMarc Schulze
🇩🇪GER·2249
+2 −1 =4
7 games·last met Mar 2025
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vsMarcel HarffFM
🇩🇪GER·2342
+1 −0 =6
7 games·last met Jun 2023
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vsIlja SchneiderIM
🇩🇪GER·2450
+3 −3 =1
7 games·last met Aug 2022
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vsThomas KochIM
🇩🇪GER·2415
+2 −2 =3
7 games·last met Aug 2020
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vsJonas Freiberger
🇩🇪GER·2195
+4 −1 =1
6 games·last met Mar 2025
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Rankings
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Germany
#45
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#502
in continent
World
#848
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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