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Pauls, Florian
🇩🇪FIDE 34658076· Male· Germany· Born in 2010
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Florian Pauls, a 16-year-old German player, is rated 1971 — his current career high. He is on a breakout run, having gained +216 Elo over the past 12 months. 19 rated games in the past year (≈15/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Rheinland-Pfalz-Einzelmeisterschaft 2026 U16, 18. Wormser Nibelungenopen A-Turnier, and 15. Rheinland-Pfalz-Open 2025. Also played 2 rapid events (including 29. Echternacher Open) recently.
At junior level, he reached #73 nationally in U16.
Current rating
1971
Standard
Rpd1829·Blz—
All-time high
1971
at best
May 2026 · age 16
May 2026 · age 16
Activity
14
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
19 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#32,466
#32,466 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
5 entries2026
73rd German U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1971
May 2026
Best 12-month gain (+216 Elo)
1755 → 1971
May 2026
All-time peak 1971
at age 16
May 2026
2025
Crossed 1800
at age 15
Jul 2025
First FIDE rating
1755 · at age 15
May 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+63
1908 → 1971
Tournaments
3
19 games
Score
12/ 1963.2%
9W6D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5.5/7 | #2 | 2119 | +78.8 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 1.5/5 | #70 | 1862 | -16.4 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 5/7 | #21 | 2197 | +153.2 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#3,770
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#24,010
in continent
World
#32,465
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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