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Link, Ulrich, Dr.

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FIDEFIDE 4607120· Male· Germany· Born in 1955

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Ulrich, Dr. Link, a 71-year-old German player, is rated 2040. He has held steady between 2000 and 2050 for 7 months. 13 rated games in the past year (≈4/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include HUN Team Ch. Asztalos Lajos Memorial Group 2025-26 R 8, Somogy Cup 2026, and HUN Team Ch. Asztalos Lajos Memorial Group 2024-25 R 9. He had 3 career breaks: 33 months (2007–2010), 81 months (2010–2017) and 35 months (2018–2021, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2149 was reached at age 46 (Jan 2001).

Current rating

2040

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2149

−109 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 46

Activity

11

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#21,936

#21,936 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

11 entries
2026
86th German 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 2040
May 2026
2021
82nd German 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 2101
Dec 2021
2018
Inactive for 35 months
paused at 2100 → returned at 2100
Nov 2018
2010
Inactive for 81 months
paused at 2101 → returned at 2113
May 2010
2007
Inactive for 33 months
paused at 2128 → returned at 2101
Jul 2007
2005
Best 12-month gain (+42 Elo)
2103 → 2145
Jul 2005

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Levente Lantos 2,088
HUN Team Ch. Asztalos Lajos Memorial Group 2025-26 R 4 · Nov 2025 · +1.5 Elo
Evolution
-2
2042 → 2040
Tournaments
9
10 games
Score
5/ 1050.0%
4W2D4L

Last 12 months — tournaments

9 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
HUN Team Ch. Asztalos Lajos Memorial Group 2025-26 R 8
Team
Apr 20261/1#152831+10.0
HUN Team Ch. Asztalos Lajos Memorial Group 2025-26 R 7
Team
Mar 20260/1#921465-4.2
HUN Team Ch. Asztalos Lajos Memorial Group 2025-26 R 6
Team
Mar 20260/1#781365-6.4
Somogy Cup 2026
Team
Feb 20261.5/2#312157+6.4
HUN Team Ch. Asztalos Lajos Memorial Group 2025-26 R 5
Team
Dec 20250/1#811144-12.8

Rankings

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Germany
#2,557
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#16,143
in continent
World
#21,936
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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World
Germany
1
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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
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2,592
9
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2,591
10
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2,587
...
2557🇩🇪Link, Ulrich, Dr.2,040
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
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2,759
3
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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
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16143🇩🇪Link, Ulrich, Dr.2,040
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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2,753
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21936🇩🇪Link, Ulrich, Dr.2,040