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Pressler, Paul
🇩🇪FIDE 4613147· Male· Germany· Born in 1991
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Paul Pressler, a 35-year-old German player, is rated 1973 — just 1 short of his peak of 1974 (Oct 2025, age 34). He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 46 months (2010–2014), 37 months (2016–2019) and 33 months (2020–2023, COVID-19 included). Recent appearance: Internationales Pfingst-Open 2025 B im 3. Muenchner Schachfestival. Also played 2 rapid events (including 12. BrainGames 2026) recently.
Current rating
1973
Standard
Rpd1977·Blz1978
All-time high
1974
−1 pts below
Oct 2025 · age 34
Oct 2025 · age 34
Activity
10
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#32,082
#32,082 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
9 entries2025
All-time peak 1974
at age 34 · −1 from today
Oct 2025
2020
Best 12-month gain (+79 Elo)
1804 → 1883
Sep 2020
Inactive for 33 months
paused at 1883 → returned at 1899
Sep 2020
2016
Crossed 1800
at age 25
Sep 2016
Inactive for 37 months
paused at 1804 → returned at 1837
Sep 2016
2015
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 24
Sep 2015
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Best result
Internationales Pfingst-Open 2025 B im 3. Muenchner Schachfestivalperf 2087 (+114) · 7/9 · #4
Top opponent
Evolution
+33
1940 → 1973
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
7/ 977.8%
6W2D1L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsDmytro PeretsFM2,078·Internationales Pfingst-Open 2025 B im 3. Muenchner Schachfestival·R8·+12.9
2.[W]vsCagan Arhan Hotman1,881·Internationales Pfingst-Open 2025 B im 3. Muenchner Schachfestival·R7·+7.4
Top 1 loss
1.[L]vsMelanija Luize JansoneWCM1,834·Internationales Pfingst-Open 2025 B im 3. Muenchner Schachfestival·R4·-13.8
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 7/9 | #4 | 2087 | +32.8 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#3,736
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#23,712
in continent
World
#32,082
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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