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Grimm, Sascha
FM🇩🇪FIDE 4610717· Male· Germany· Born in 1971
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Sascha Grimm, a 55-year-old German FIDE Master, is rated 2303 and sitting in the top 3% of German players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 76 months (2011–2017) and 42 months (2020–2023, COVID-19 included). Recent appearances: NRW-Klasse Gruppe 4 2025-2026 Maerz 2026 and Luxembourg Team Championship 25-26 Round 8-9. Also played 1 rapid event (including 29. Echternacher Open) recently. His peak of 2372 was reached at age 31 (Jul 2002).
Awarded FM in 2001 (age 30).
Current rating
2303
Standard
Rpd2309·Blz2243
All-time high
2372
−69 pts below
Jul 2002 · age 31
Jul 2002 · age 31
Activity
8
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 3%
#350 · German players · of 13,806
Career timeline
17 entries2026
Re-crossed 2300
at age 55
Apr 2026
2025
30th German 50-55 player
at age 54 · rated 2324
Oct 2025
Re-crossed 2300
at age 54
Jan 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2300
at age 53
Jan 2024
2020
Inactive for 42 months
paused at 2310 → returned at 2306
Apr 2020
Re-crossed 2300
at age 49
Mar 2020
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-17
2320 → 2303
Tournaments
8
9 games
Score
5.5/ 961.1%
4W3D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #19 | 2920 | +5.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #53 | 2844 | +4.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1.5/2 | #11 | 2299 | +0.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #76 | 1624 | -6.6 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #32 | 2135 | -4.4 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
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Germany
#350
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#2,650
in continent
World
#3,995
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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