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PJ
Poelig, Juergen
🇩🇪FIDE 24661686· Male· Germany· Born in 1969
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Juergen Poelig, a 57-year-old German player, is rated 1856. He has held steady between 1850 and 1900 for 2 years. 22 rated games in the past year (≈16/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q6 C, Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q5 C, and a3Ds Chess-Open 2025 A-Open. Also played 1 rapid event (including Apelnstedter Open 2025) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 14 months (2012–2014) and 28 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included). His peak of 1948 was reached at age 43 (Mar 2012).
Current rating
1856
Standard
Rpd1863·Blz1864
All-time high
1948
−92 pts below
Mar 2012 · age 43
Mar 2012 · age 43
Activity
27
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
22 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#59,748
#59,748 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+91 Elo)
1787 → 1878
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 55
Mar 2024
2023
Re-crossed 1800
at age 54
Sep 2023
2022
Re-crossed 1800
at age 53
Sep 2022
2020
Inactive for 28 months
paused at 1829 → returned at 1798
Mar 2020
2017
100 career games
at age 48
Aug 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-8
1864 → 1856
Tournaments
4
22 games
Score
11.5/ 2252.3%
9W5D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 2.5/5 | #63 | 1814 | -6.8 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2.5/5 | #45 | 1839 | -3.4 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3/5 | #24 | 1884 | +3.2 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3.5/7 | #27 | 1859 | -0.8 |
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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