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Simon, Hans Christian
🇩🇪FIDE 4626796· Male· Germany· Born in 1969
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Hans Christian Simon, a 57-year-old German player, is rated 2130 and sitting in the top 6% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months) and had 4 career breaks: 26 months (2003–2005), 23 months (2007–2009), 15 months (2011–2012) and 28 months (2014–2016). Recent appearance: NRW-Liga Gruppe 2 2025-2026 April 2026. His peak of 2231 was reached at age 38 (Jul 2007).
Current rating
2130
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2231
−101 pts below
Jul 2007 · age 38
Jul 2007 · age 38
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 6%
#12,789 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
13 entries2019
100 career games
at age 50
Apr 2019
Best 12-month gain (+34 Elo)
2176 → 2210
Feb 2019
2018
Re-crossed 2200
at age 49
Dec 2018
2014
Inactive for 28 months
paused at 2192 → returned at 2182
Jun 2014
2011
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 2223 → returned at 2205
May 2011
2007
All-time peak 2231
at age 38 · −101 from today
Jul 2007
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
-29
2159 → 2130
Tournaments
7
8 games
Score
3.5/ 843.8%
1W5D2L
Top 1 win
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #29 | 1957 | -4.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/2 | #62 | 1882 | -14.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #3 | 2924 | +9.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #34 | 2007 | -3.6 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #31 | 2139 | -0.2 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#1,421
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#9,230
in continent
World
#12,789
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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