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Heinzel, Olaf
IM🇩🇪FIDE 4626664· Male· Germany· Born in 1968
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Olaf Heinzel, a 58-year-old German International Master, is rated 2261 and sitting in the top 4% of German players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He has held steady between 2250 and 2300 for 3 years. 20 rated games in the past year (≈36/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Landesliga Berlin 2025-2026 Maerz 2026, S: OTVORENI MEDJUNARODNI SAHOVSKI TURNIR 4. OPEN HVAR 2025., and Berliner Pokal-Mannschaftsmeisterschaft 2025. Also played 1 rapid (including Berliner Schnellschach-Mannschaftsmeisterschaft 2025) and 5 blitz events (including 46. Norddeutsche Blitzschach-Mannschaftsmeisterschaft 2026) recently. He took a 30-month break between Feb 2020 and Sep 2022 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 2413 was reached at age 37 (Apr 2005).
Awarded IM in 2005 (age 37) and FM in 2001 (age 33).
Current rating
2261
Standard
Rpd2266·Blz2272
All-time high
2413
−152 pts below
Apr 2005 · age 37
Apr 2005 · age 37
Activity
16
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
20 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#499 · German players · of 14,156
Career timeline
19 entries2024
45th German 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 2275
Sep 2024
2020
Inactive for 30 months
paused at 2306 → returned at 2284
Feb 2020
2019
46th German 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 2326
Jan 2019
2014
34th German 45-50 player
at age 46 · rated 2375
Nov 2014
2013
43rd German 40-45 player
at age 45 · rated 2382
May 2013
2010
500 career games
at age 42
Jan 2010
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-5
2266 → 2261
Tournaments
8
20 games
Score
12/ 2060.0%
7W10D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsZhansaya SholpanbekWCM2,084·S: OTVORENI MEDJUNARODNI SAHOVSKI TURNIR 4. OPEN HVAR 2025.·R2·-7.2
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 2/3 | #24 | 2322 | +2.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #17 | 2946 | +3.5 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #39 | 2391 | +1.9 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #33 | 2240 | -0.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #37 | 2302 | +0.7 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5/8 | #37 | 2148 | -9.8 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1/2 | #39 | 2212 | -1.5 |
Team | Jun 2025 | 1.5/3 | #16 | 2188 | -2.9 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
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Germany
#499
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#3,681
in continent
World
#5,420
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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