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Rosenthal, Dirk
FM🇩🇪FIDE 4611586· Male· Germany· Born in 1970
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Dirk Rosenthal, a 56-year-old German FIDE Master, is rated 2345 and sitting in the top 2% of German players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has slipped back 31 Elo over the past 12 months. 14 rated games in the past year (≈7/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Landesliga Berlin 2025-2026 Maerz 2026, Deutsche Pokalmannschaftsmeisterschaft 2026 Januar, and Berliner Pokal-Mannschaftsmeisterschaft 2025. Also played 1 rapid (including Berliner Schnellschach-Mannschaftsmeisterschaft 2025) and 2 blitz events (including 46. Norddeutsche Blitzschach-Mannschaftsmeisterschaft 2026) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 23 months (2002–2004) and 30 months (2019–2021, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2419 was reached at age 41 (May 2011).
Awarded FM in 2001 (age 31).
Current rating
2345
Standard
Rpd2370·Blz2240
All-time high
2419
−74 pts below
May 2011 · age 41
May 2011 · age 41
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 2%
#227 · German players · of 13,806
Career timeline
19 entries2026
94th 55-60 player worldwide
at age 56 · rated 2367
Jan 2026
2025
17th German 50-55 player
at age 55 · rated 2379
Sep 2025
2019
Inactive for 30 months
paused at 2390 → returned at 2398
May 2019
2017
Re-crossed 2400
at age 47
Nov 2017
Re-crossed 2400
at age 47
Mar 2017
2016
100 career games
at age 46
Apr 2016
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
-34
2379 → 2345
Tournaments
8
13 games
Score
5/ 1338.5%
2W6D5L
Top 2 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/3 | #68 | 2115 | -9.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #48 | 2351 | 0.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #42 | 2329 | -0.5 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/2 | #107 | 1473 | -12.6 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #17 | 3050 | +3.4 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#227
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#1,814
in continent
World
#2,825
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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