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Zude, Arno
IM🇩🇪FIDE 4600754· Male· Germany· Born in 1964
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Arno Zude, a 62-year-old German International Master, is rated 2291 and sitting in the top 3% of German players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He has held steady between 2250 and 2300 for 11 months. 28 rated games in the past year (≈34/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Deutsche Pokalmannschaftsmeisterschaft 2026 Januar, Bremer Silvester-Open 2025 A-Turnier, and 28. Offene Internationale Bayerische Schachmeisterschaft. His peak of 2475 was reached at age 45 (Apr 2009, German #61 at the time).
Awarded IM in 2001 (age 37). Earned a GM norm at 67th Nat GER CC 1995.
Current rating
2291
Standard
Rpd—·Blz2288
All-time high
2475
−184 pts below
Apr 2009 · age 45
Apr 2009 · age 45
Activity
27
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 3%
#388 · German players · of 14,156
Career timeline
20 entries2025
19th German 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 2328
Jan 2025
2022
15th German 55-60 player
at age 58 · rated 2381
Jun 2022
2020
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 2364 → returned at 2371
Apr 2020
2017
17th German 50-55 player
at age 53 · rated 2400
Feb 2017
Re-crossed 2400
at age 53
Feb 2017
2015
500 career games
at age 51
Mar 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-7
2298 → 2291
Tournaments
4
18 games
Score
11/ 1861.1%
10W2D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #96 | 1462 | -5.3 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5.5/7 | #2 | 2381 | +8.9 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4.5/8 | #202 | 2189 | -9.2 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1/2 | #50 | 2220 | -2.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsKlaus-Juergen, Dr. LutzFM
🇩🇪GER·2184
+5 −2 =10
17 games·last met Jan 2024
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vsWolfgang SchoebelFM
🇩🇪GER·2225
+8 −1 =6
15 games·last met Feb 2016
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vsDieter PirrotIM
🇩🇪GER·2312
+3 −4 =3
10 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsPeter, Dr. Kopp
🇩🇪GER·1983
+8 −0 =2
10 games·last met Dec 2019
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vsJuergen Seidel
🇩🇪GER·2012
+9 −0 =0
9 games·last met Nov 2019
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Rankings
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Germany
#388
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#2,942
in continent
World
#4,394
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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