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Polzin, Rainer
GM🇩🇪FIDE 4610741· Male· Germany· Born in 1971
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Rainer Polzin, a 55-year-old German Grandmaster, is rated 2378 and sitting in the top 1% of German players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2350 and 2400 for 13 months. 22 rated games in the past year (≈23/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Oberliga Ost 2025-2026 April 2026, Vereinsmeisterschaft Schachfreunde Berlin 2026 April, and Vereinsmeisterschaft Schachfreunde Berlin 2026 Maerz. Also played 1 rapid (including 24. Offenes Schnellturnier der Schachfreunde Berlin 1903) and 2 blitz events (including Elo-Blitzturnier Sommer 2025 der Schachfreunde Berlin) recently. His peak of 2520 was reached at age 34 (Jan 2005, World #468 at the time).
Awarded GM in 2007 (age 36) and IM in 2001 (age 30).
Current rating
2378
Standard
Rpd2403·Blz2307
All-time high
2520
−142 pts below
Jan 2005 · age 34
Jan 2005 · age 34
Activity
30
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
22 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 1%
#158 · German players · of 14,156
Career timeline
21 entries2025
Re-crossed 2400
at age 54
Apr 2025
2024
73rd 50-55 player worldwide
at age 53 · rated 2413
Nov 2024
500 career games
at age 53
Jan 2024
2023
Re-crossed 2400
at age 52
Apr 2023
2022
Re-crossed 2400
at age 51
Dec 2022
2020
15th German 45-50 player
at age 49 · rated 2415
Aug 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-15
2393 → 2378
Tournaments
9
22 games
Score
15.5/ 2270.5%
11W9D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/2 | #31 | 2286 | -2.5 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #7 | 2967 | +2.3 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2/2 | #2 | 2785 | +1.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 2/3 | #15 | 2179 | -5.9 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1.5/2 | #4 | 2231 | -2.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #47 | 2071 | -3.7 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1.5/2 | #7 | 2188 | -2.3 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 5/7 | #62 | 2410 | +3.4 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1/2 | #38 | 2130 | -6.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsRene SternGM
🇩🇪GER·2499
+1 −2 =3
6 games·last met Nov 2017
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vsDaniel Weber
🇩🇪GER·2162
+3 −1 =1
5 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsArik BraunGM
🇩🇪GER·2587
+0 −4 =1
5 games·last met Jun 2024
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vsMartin ZumsandeIM
🇩🇪GER·2414
+1 −3 =1
5 games·last met Sep 2020
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Rankings
/
Germany
#158
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#1,329
in continent
World
#2,079
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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