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Lindner, Daniel

CM🇬🇧

FIDEFIDE 4645804· Male· England· Born in 1976

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Daniel Lindner, a 50-year-old English Candidate Master, is rated 2177 and sitting in the top 4% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and had 5 career breaks: 23 months (2002–2004), 13 months (2013–2015), 14 months (2018–2019), 28 months (2019–2021, COVID-19 included) and 22 months (2024–2026). His peak of 2271 was reached at age 30 (Jul 2006); he also reached English #97 in Apr 2022.

Competes for England since Apr 2025. Awarded CM in 2012 (age 36).

Current rating

2177

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2271

−94 pts below
Jul 2006 · age 30

Activity

3

games / yr avg.

7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

Top 4%

#9,460 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

16 entries
2025
Switched federation: GER → ENG
at age 49
Apr 2025
2024
9th English 45-50 player
at age 48 · rated 2196
Sep 2024
Inactive for 22 months
paused at 2196 → returned at 2177
Jul 2024
2022
Peak English rank: #97
at age 46 · rated 2203
Apr 2022
2021
12th English 40-45 player
at age 45 · rated 2219
Dec 2021
2019
Inactive for 28 months
paused at 2214 → returned at 2212
Jun 2019

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Attila CzebeGM 2,304
FIDE World Senior Team Championships 2026 - Open S50 · Apr 2026 · +3.0 Elo
Evolution
-19
2196 → 2177
Tournaments
1
7 games
Score
2.5/ 735.7%
0W5D2L

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
FIDE World Senior Team Championships 2026 - Open S50
Team
Apr 20262.5/7#1302097-19.4
Worst Elo result: FIDE World Senior Team Championships 2026 - Open S50 (-19.4 Elo, finished #130).

Rankings

/
England
#148
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#6,688
in continent
World
#9,460
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
England
1
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2,666
2
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2,665
3
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2,639
4
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2,622
5
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2,597
6
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2,594
7
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2,539
8
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2,516
9
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2,512
10
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2,506
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148🇬🇧Lindner, Daniel2,177
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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2,767
3
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2,764
4
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2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
...
6688🇬🇧Lindner, Daniel2,177
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
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2,753
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9460🇬🇧Lindner, Daniel2,177