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Zude, Erik, Dr.

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FIDEFIDE 4604644· Male· Germany· Born in 1965

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Erik, Dr. Zude, a 61-year-old German International Master, is rated 2342 and sitting in the top 2% of German players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and took a 28-month break between Jan 2020 and Jun 2022 (COVID-19 included). Recent appearance: 2. Bundesliga Nord 2025-2026 Maerz 2026. His peak of 2437 was reached at age 40 (Apr 2005, German #94 at the time).

Awarded IM in 2006 (age 41) and FM in 2001 (age 36).

Current rating

2342

Standard

Rpd2308·Blz2352

All-time high

2437

−95 pts below
Apr 2005 · age 40

Activity

10

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

Top 2%

#231 · German players · of 13,806

Career timeline

24 entries
2026
97th 60-65 player worldwide
at age 61 · rated 2342
Apr 2026
2023
92nd 55-60 player worldwide
at age 58 · rated 2382
Dec 2023
2020
Inactive for 28 months
paused at 2385 → returned at 2380
Jan 2020
2019
Re-crossed 2400
at age 54
Feb 2019
2017
13th German 50-55 player
at age 52 · rated 2421
Aug 2017
2016
Re-crossed 2400
at age 51
May 2016

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Thibaut VandenbusscheIM 2,400
2. Bundesliga Nord 2025-2026 Februar 2026 · Feb 2026 · +0.8 Elo
Evolution
-1
2343 → 2342
Tournaments
3
7 games
Score
3.5/ 750.0%
2W3D2L

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2. Bundesliga Nord 2025-2026 Maerz 2026
Team
Mar 20260.5/1#212289-0.6
2. Bundesliga Nord 2025-2026 Februar 2026
Team
Feb 20263/4#72506+9.0
2. Bundesliga Nord 2025-2026 Januar 2026
Team
Jan 20260/2#971566-9.4

Rankings

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Germany
#231
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#1,869
in continent
World
#2,895
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Germany
1
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2,759
2
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2,694
3
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2,645
3
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2,645
5
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2,635
6
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2,620
7
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2,593
8
🇩🇪Doettling, FabianFollow Fabian DoettlingTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,592
9
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2,591
10
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2,587
...
231🇩🇪Zude, Erik, Dr.2,342
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
3
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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2,717
10
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2,708
...
1869🇩🇪Zude, Erik, Dr.2,342
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
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2,753
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2895🇩🇪Zude, Erik, Dr.2,342