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Leimkuehler, Dirk
🇩🇪FIDE 24624586· Male· Germany· Born in 1960
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Dirk Leimkuehler, a 66-year-old German player, is rated 1839. He is progressing steadily with +24 Elo over the past 12 months. 22 rated games in the past year (≈10/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 4. Internationales Bruehler Open 2026 A-Turnier, NRW-Klasse Gruppe 4 2025-2026 Februar 2026, and Schach-Open Seniorenfoerderkreis 2025 UE 65. He had 3 career breaks: 23 months (2010–2012), 19 months (2012–2014) and 29 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2024 was reached at age 52 (Sep 2012).
Current rating
1839
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2024
−185 pts below
Sep 2012 · age 52
Sep 2012 · age 52
Activity
21
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
22 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#64,553
#64,553 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2025
Best 12-month gain (+84 Elo)
1766 → 1850
Feb 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 64
Mar 2024
2023
100 career games
at age 63
Nov 2023
Re-crossed 1800
at age 63
Jan 2023
2019
Inactive for 29 months
paused at 1867 → returned at 1850
Aug 2019
2016
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 56
Jun 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+24
1815 → 1839
Tournaments
5
26 games
Score
10.5/ 2640.4%
10W5D11L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1.5/5 | #109 | 1867 | +1.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #71 | 1601 | -6.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #8 | 2656 | +10.6 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3.5/6 | #20 | 1857 | +6.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4/9 | #44 | 1872 | +10.8 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#6,887
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#47,128
in continent
World
#64,552
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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