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Zimmermann, Rene, Dr.
🇩🇪FIDE 24624349· Male· Germany· Born in 1989
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Rene, Dr. Zimmermann, a 37-year-old German player, is rated 2210 — just 15 short of his peak of 2225 (Apr 2019, age 30) and sitting in the top 4% of players worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +20 Elo over the past 12 months. 11 rated games in the past year (≈19/year long-term). Recent appearances: 2. Oberliga Ost 2025-2026 Staffel B Maerz 2026 and CZECH OPEN 2025 - E - 4-member team tournament.
At junior level, he reached #97 nationally in U20.
Current rating
2210
Standard
Rpd—·Blz2166
All-time high
2225
−15 pts below
Apr 2019 · age 30
Apr 2019 · age 30
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 4%
#7,651 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2026
73rd German 35-40 player
at age 37 · rated 2213
Jan 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2200
at age 36
Aug 2025
2022
Re-crossed 2200
at age 33
Jun 2022
2020
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 2201 → returned at 2194
Apr 2020
Re-crossed 2200
at age 31
Feb 2020
2019
All-time peak 2225
at age 30 · −15 from today
Apr 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+20
2190 → 2210
Tournaments
5
11 games
Score
8.5/ 1177.3%
7W3D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #56 | 1391 | -10.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #46 | 2942 | +8.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #38 | 2780 | +4.2 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1/1 | #25 | 2782 | +4.4 |
Team | Jul 2025 | 5.5/7 | #18 | 2261 | +15.0 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#773
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#5,329
in continent
World
#7,651
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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