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Paulsen, Dirk

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FIDEFIDE 4601343· Male· Germany· Born in 1959

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Dirk Paulsen, a 67-year-old German FIDE Master, is rated 2302 and sitting in the top 3% of German players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He is currently in the 2300–2350 range. 15 rated games in the past year (≈14/year long-term). Recent appearances: 1. Binzer Senioren-Open 2025 and 9. Harald-Lieb-Gedenkturnier Juli 2025. Also played 1 rapid event (including Berliner Schnellschach-Mannschaftsmeisterschaft 2025) recently. He took a 33-month break between Aug 2019 and Jun 2022 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 2419 was reached at age 42 (Jan 2001).

Awarded FM in 2001 (age 42). Earned a IM norm at Intl Meisterturnier Berlin-Tegel 1999.

Current rating

2302

Standard

Rpd2301·Blz2295

All-time high

2419

117 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 42

Activity

18

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

Top 3%

#359 · German players · of 14,156

Career timeline

22 entries
2026
Re-crossed 2300
at age 67
Jan 2026
2025
66th 65-70 player worldwide
at age 66 · rated 2316
Feb 2025
2024
21st German 60-65 player
at age 65 · rated 2317
Dec 2024
Re-crossed 2300
at age 65
Jun 2024
2019
Inactive for 33 months
paused at 2309 → returned at 2294
Aug 2019
2018
24th German 55-60 player
at age 59 · rated 2327
Nov 2018

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Best result
1. Binzer Senioren-Open 2025
perf 2380 (+78) · 7.5/9 · #1
Top opponent
vs Helge HintzeFM 2,191
1. Binzer Senioren-Open 2025 · Nov 2025 · +3.5 Elo
Evolution
+6
22962302
Tournaments
2
12 games
Score
9.5/ 1279.2%
8W3D1L

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Open Swiss
Nov 20257.5/9#12380+9.1
Open Swiss
Jul 20252/3#162245-1.8

Most-Played Opponents

Rankings

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Germany
#359
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#2,682
in continent
World
#4,025
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Germany
1
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2
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2,694
3
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2,657
4
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2,640
5
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2,634
6
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2,620
7
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2,593
8
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2,591
9
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2,588
10
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2,587
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359🇩🇪Paulsen, Dirk2,302
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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2,767
3
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2,764
4
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2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
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2682🇩🇪Paulsen, Dirk2,302
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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4025🇩🇪Paulsen, Dirk2,302