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Paulsen, Dirk
FM🇩🇪FIDE 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
Jan 2001 · age 42
Activity
18
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 3%
#359 · German players · of 14,156
Career timeline
22 entries2026
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
Evolution
+6
2296 → 2302
Tournaments
2
12 games
Score
9.5/ 1279.2%
8W3D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 7.5/9 | #1 | 2380 | +9.1 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 2/3 | #16 | 2245 | -1.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAdis Artukovic
🇩🇪GER·2045
+13 −7 =0
20 games·last met May 2025
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vsRene SternGM
🇩🇪GER·2499
+3 −7 =4
14 games·last met Jan 2020
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vsRobert RabiegaGM
🇩🇪GER·2460
+1 −4 =4
9 games·last met Jan 2020
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vsVitalij Major
🇩🇪GER·2206
+8 −0 =1
9 games·last met Jan 2020
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vsPatrick Boettcher
🇩🇪GER·2038
+3 −1 =4
8 games·last met Jul 2025
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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
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