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Von Fintel, Dieter
🇨🇦FIDE 2658720· Male· Canada· Born in 1970
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Dieter Von Fintel, a 56-year-old Canadian player, is rated 1540 — just 4 short of his peak of 1544 (Apr 2026, age 56). He is climbing fast, having gained +81 Elo over the past 12 months. 14 rated games in the past year (≈7/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Silent Storm Chess Tournament Classical-Covid Gambit U1700, 2025 AFM1st Peel Region - Under 1800 Winter Chess Championship, and 2025 Ontario Seniors Championship. Also played 1 rapid event (including 2025 AFM 1st Peel Region U2000 Rapid) recently.
Current rating
1540
Standard
Rpd1563·Blz—
All-time high
1544
−4 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 56
Apr 2026 · age 56
Activity
7
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#169,302
#169,302 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
7 entries2026
42nd Canadian 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 1540
May 2026
Best 12-month gain (+85 Elo)
1459 → 1544
Apr 2026
Crossed 1500
at age 56
Apr 2026
All-time peak 1544
at age 56 · −4 from today
Apr 2026
Crossed 1400
at age 56
Mar 2026
Crossed 1200
at age 56
Mar 2026
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
—
Tournaments
3
13 games
Score
5.5/ 1342.3%
5W1D7L
Top 1 win
1.[W]vsAtulith Kanigicharla1,545·2026 Silent Storm Chess Tournament Classical-Covid Gambit U1700·R3·+20.1
Top 1 loss
1.[L]vsFerdinand Supsup1,661·2026 Silent Storm Chess Tournament Classical-Covid Gambit U1700·R4·-13.5
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2.5/2 | #17 | 1600 | 0.0 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 1/4 | #9 | 1361 | 0.0 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2/2 | #17 | 1155 | 0.0 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
Canada
#1,436
out of 1,861 players
Americas
#20,751
in continent
World
#169,271
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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World
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