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Sabel, Reinhard
🇩🇪FIDE 4639936· Male· Germany· Born in 1961
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Reinhard Sabel, a 65-year-old German player, is rated 1808. He has slipped back 89 Elo over the past 12 months. 22 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open, 28. Offene Internationale Bayerische Schachmeisterschaft, and Gutenberg-Open Mainz 2025 A-Turnier. He had 2 career breaks: 35 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included) and 14 months (2022–2024). His peak of 2104 was reached at age 40 (Jan 2001).
Current rating
1808
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1983
All-time high
2104
−296 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 40
Jan 2001 · age 40
Activity
10
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
22 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#73,759
#73,759 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
10 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+57 Elo)
1858 → 1915
Mar 2024
2022
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 1858 → returned at 1915
Dec 2022
2019
Inactive for 35 months
paused at 1886 → returned at 1858
Dec 2019
2013
Re-crossed 2000
at age 52
Sep 2013
2010
100 career games
at age 49
Jan 2010
2001
Crossed 2100
at age 40
Jan 2001
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
-89
1897 → 1808
Tournaments
3
24 games
Score
11/ 2445.8%
7W8D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4.5/8 | #451 | 1710 | -25.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4/7 | #390 | 1698 | -38.8 |
Open Swiss | May 2025 | 2.5/7 | #55 | 1759 | -25.4 |
Worst Elo result: 28. Offene Internationale Bayerische Schachmeisterschaft (-38.8 Elo, finished #390).
Rankings
/
Germany
#7,591
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#53,493
in continent
World
#73,759
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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