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Paul, Mathias
🇩🇪FIDE 24694606· Male· Germany· Born in 1979
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Mathias Paul, a 47-year-old German player, is rated 2014. He has slipped back 37 Elo over the past 12 months. 16 rated games in the past year (≈20/year long-term). Recent appearances: Oberliga Baden-Wuerttemberg 2025-2026 Maerz 2026 and Biel Chess Festival 2025 - MTO. His peak of 2142 was reached at age 37 (Dec 2016).
Current rating
2014
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2142
−128 pts below
Dec 2016 · age 37
Dec 2016 · age 37
Activity
7
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
16 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#25,380
#25,380 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
9 entries2019
Inactive for 25 months
paused at 2069 → returned at 2071
Sep 2019
2016
All-time peak 2142
at age 37 · −128 from today
Dec 2016
Re-crossed 2100
at age 37
Mar 2016
2014
Crossed 2100
at age 35
Jul 2014
2011
Best 12-month gain (+104 Elo)
1961 → 2065
Jan 2011
2010
100 career games
at age 31
Jul 2010
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-37
2051 → 2014
Tournaments
5
16 games
Score
6/ 1637.5%
2W8D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #76 | 1178 | -11.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/3 | #93 | 1759 | -20.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #12 | 2868 | +11.0 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1/2 | #44 | 2191 | +8.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3.5/9 | #94 | 1959 | -24.4 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#2,948
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#18,735
in continent
World
#25,380
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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