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Brendel, Oliver

IM🇩🇪

FIDEFIDE 4602048· Male· Germany· Born in 1963

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Oliver Brendel, a 63-year-old German International Master, is rated 2256 and sitting in the top 4% of German players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He has held steady between 2250 and 2300 for 2 years. 10 rated games in the past year (≈17/year long-term). Recent appearances: 2. Bundesliga Nord 2025-2026 Januar 2026 and Brasov Grand Prix 2025 - A. Also played 1 rapid event (including 29. Echternacher Open) recently. He took a 22-month break between Nov 2012 and Oct 2014. His peak of 2392 was reached at age 48 (Jan 2011).

Awarded IM in 2004 (age 41) and FM in 2001 (age 38).

Current rating

2256

Standard

Rpd2143·Blz2243

All-time high

2392

−136 pts below
Jan 2011 · age 48

Activity

26

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

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

Signature stat

Top 4%

#523 · German players · of 14,156

Career timeline

18 entries
2024
27th German 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 2294
Nov 2024
2020
23rd German 55-60 player
at age 57 · rated 2340
Oct 2020
2014
23rd German 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 2359
Oct 2014
2012
Inactive for 22 months
paused at 2361 → returned at 2359
Nov 2012
2011
All-time peak 2392
at age 48 · −124 from today
Jan 2011
2009
19th German 45-50 player
at age 46 · rated 2386
Nov 2009

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Klaudia KulonIM 2,340
2. Bundesliga Nord 2025-2026 Januar 2026 · Jan 2026 · +6.0 Elo
Evolution
-21
2277 → 2256
Tournaments
3
16 games
Score
8/ 1650.0%
5W6D5L

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Hessische Einzelmeisterschaften 2026 Meister-Turnier
Swiss
May 20263/7#122147-11.7
2. Bundesliga Nord 2025-2026 Januar 2026
Team
Jan 20261.5/2#152529+7.1
Brasov Grand Prix 2025 - A
Open Swiss
Jul 20253.5/7#1072105-15.7
Worst Elo result: Brasov Grand Prix 2025 - A (-15.7 Elo, finished #107).

Rankings

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Germany
#523
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#3,817
in continent
World
#5,608
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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2,591
9
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10
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2,587
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523🇩🇪Brendel, Oliver2,256
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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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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9
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10
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2,713
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World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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4
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4
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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9
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9
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5608🇩🇪Brendel, Oliver2,256