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Heimbrodt, Birk
🇩🇪FIDE 4616529· Male· Germany· Born in 1980
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Birk Heimbrodt, a 46-year-old German player, is rated 1762. He has slipped back 55 Elo over the past 12 months. 14 rated games in the past year (≈3/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 50 Jahre Raisdorfer SG B-Open, 21. Internationales Rostocker Schach-Open 2025, and Itzehoer Schach-Open 2025. He had 5 career breaks: 29 months (2009–2012), 62 months (2013–2018), 48 months (2018–2022, COVID-19 included), 17 months (2022–2024) and 12 months (2024–2025). His peak of 1845 was reached at age 44 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1762
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1810
All-time high
1845
−83 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 44
Mar 2024 · age 44
Activity
6
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#88,368
#88,368 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
12 entries2024
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1817 → returned at 1801
Jun 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 44
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1845
at age 44 · −83 from today
Mar 2024
2022
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 1783 → returned at 1845
Sep 2022
2018
Inactive for 48 months
paused at 1804 → returned at 1783
Aug 2018
2013
Inactive for 62 months
paused at 1818 → returned at 1804
May 2013
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-55
1817 → 1762
Tournaments
3
18 games
Score
8.5/ 1847.2%
5W7D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2/4 | #25 | 1736 | -2.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3/5 | #67 | 1831 | -36.2 |
Open Swiss | May 2025 | 3.5/5 | #66 | 1914 | -16.4 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#8,737
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#63,349
in continent
World
#88,367
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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