Format
GA
Gaul, Alexander
🇩🇪FIDE 24651940· Male· Germany· Born in 1990
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Alexander Gaul, a 36-year-old German player, is rated 1980 — his current career high. He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months) and took a 25-month break between Sep 2010 and Nov 2012. Recent appearances: NRW-Liga Gruppe 1 2025-2026 Maerz 2026 and Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q2 B.
Current rating
1980
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1980
at best
Apr 2026 · age 36
Apr 2026 · age 36
Activity
12
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#30,774
#30,774 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
7 entries2026
All-time peak 1980
at age 36
Apr 2026
2020
Best 12-month gain (+114 Elo)
1846 → 1960
Mar 2020
2018
100 career games
at age 28
Jun 2018
2010
Inactive for 25 months
paused at 1866 → returned at 1859
Sep 2010
2009
Crossed 1800
at age 19
Sep 2009
First FIDE rating
1780 · at age 19
Jul 2009
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
+8
1972 → 1980
Tournaments
4
8 games
Score
4.5/ 856.3%
2W5D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/2 | #8 | 2197 | +12.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2/4 | #77 | 1938 | -3.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #46 | 2011 | +1.2 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0.5/1 | #45 | 1950 | -0.6 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#3,578
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#22,740
in continent
World
#30,774
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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