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Tsintsar, Zoran
🇩🇪FIDE 4634250· Male· Germany· Born in 1963
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Zoran Tsintsar, a 63-year-old German player, is rated 1765. He is rising rapidly, having gained +84 Elo over the past 12 months. 44 rated games in the past year (≈24/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 3rd International Open Katerini chess 2026 - B, 9th International Chess Open Tournament Vardaris 2026 B, and 2026 Team Cup of ESSTH-CHALK Rounds 1-3. Also played 6 rapid (including Rapid_Chess Festival 50 years Chess Club ALKALOID) and 2 blitz events (including 1st International Open Blitz YMATH 2025) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 26 months (2004–2006) and 37 months (2018–2021, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2035 was reached at age 39 (Jan 2002).
Current rating
1765
Standard
Rpd1682·Blz1664
All-time high
2035
−270 pts below
Jan 2002 · age 39
Jan 2002 · age 39
Activity
47
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
43 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#87,543
#87,543 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+251 Elo)
1502 → 1753
Aug 2024
500 career games
at age 61
Jun 2024
2018
Inactive for 37 months
paused at 1740 → returned at 1712
Jun 2018
2015
Re-crossed 1800
at age 52
Aug 2015
Re-crossed 1800
at age 52
May 2015
2009
100 career games
at age 46
Sep 2009
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+85
1680 → 1765
Tournaments
7
53 games
Score
33/ 5362.3%
33W7D13L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5/6 | #23 | 1898 | +1.0 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5/7 | #12 | 1843 | +20.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 2/1 | #49 | 2344 | +5.0 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 6/8 | #9 | 1884 | +38.4 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5.5/6 | #2 | 1954 | +5.2 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3.5/6 | #18 | 1570 | -25.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6/9 | #8 | 1847 | +42.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsLampros GiannoulakisFM
🇬🇷GRE·2262
+1 −5 =1
7 games·last met Oct 2022
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vsGeorgios Theoharidis
🇬🇷GRE·1805
+4 −2 =1
7 games·last met Jan 2017
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vsMichail Panagiotis Chalkias
🇬🇷GRE·1662
+1 −4 =0
5 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsDimitrios Botskaris
🇬🇷GRE·1600
+3 −2 =0
5 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsLida Batsi
🇬🇷GRE·1651
+5 −0 =0
5 games·last met Oct 2023
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Rankings
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Germany
#8,809
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#62,834
in continent
World
#87,541
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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