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Noetzel, Frank
FM🇩🇪FIDE 4629655· Male· Germany· Born in 1961
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Frank Noetzel, a 65-year-old German FIDE Master, is rated 2159 and sitting in the top 5% of players worldwide. He has slipped back 37 Elo over the past 12 months. 17 rated games in the past year (≈4/year long-term). Recent appearances: NRW-Liga Gruppe 1 2025-2026 April 2026 and 1. Binzer Senioren-Open 2025. Also played 4 blitz events (including NRW-Blitzeinzelmeisterschaft 2026) recently. He had 4 career breaks: 23 months (2006–2008), 15 months (2011–2012), 13 months (2012–2013) and 53 months (2015–2019). His peak of 2338 was reached at age 44 (Jul 2005).
Awarded FM in 2004 (age 43).
Current rating
2159
Standard
Rpd—·Blz2201
All-time high
2338
−179 pts below
Jul 2005 · age 44
Jul 2005 · age 44
Activity
11
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
17 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 5%
#10,625 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
20 entries2026
100 career games
at age 65
Jan 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2200
at age 64
Mar 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2200
at age 63
Dec 2024
2022
31st German 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 2252
Apr 2022
2020
49th German 55-60 player
at age 59 · rated 2277
Oct 2020
2015
Inactive for 53 months
paused at 2276 → returned at 2281
Apr 2015
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
-37
2196 → 2159
Tournaments
8
17 games
Score
9.5/ 1755.9%
5W9D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #31 | 2236 | +2.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/2 | #44 | 1997 | -9.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #39 | 2196 | +0.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #12 | 2994 | +11.2 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #29 | 2037 | -4.0 |
Rankings
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Germany
#1,166
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#7,579
in continent
World
#10,625
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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