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Grill, Bernd
🇩🇪FIDE 4652770· Male· Germany· Born in 1977
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Bernd Grill, a 49-year-old German player, is rated 2126 and sitting in the top 6% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2100 and 2150 for 2 years. 14 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent appearance: Oberliga Wuerttemberg 2025-2026 April 2026. Also played 1 blitz event (including Wuerttembergische Mannschafts-Meisterschaft - Blitz 2026) recently. He had 4 career breaks: 29 months (2002–2004), 23 months (2006–2008), 13 months (2018–2019) and 49 months (2020–2024, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2270 was reached at age 34 (May 2011).
Current rating
2126
Standard
Rpd—·Blz2235
All-time high
2270
−144 pts below
May 2011 · age 34
May 2011 · age 34
Activity
12
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 6%
#13,132 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2020
Best 12-month gain (+58 Elo)
2094 → 2152
Oct 2020
Inactive for 49 months
paused at 2152 → returned at 2137
Mar 2020
Re-crossed 2100
at age 43
Feb 2020
2018
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 2115 → returned at 2113
Mar 2018
2015
71st German 35-40 player
at age 38 · rated 2252
Sep 2015
2011
All-time peak 2270
at age 34 · −144 from today
May 2011
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+3
2123 → 2126
Tournaments
7
7 games
Score
2.5/ 735.7%
0W5D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #35 | 2339 | +5.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #32 | 2193 | +2.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #64 | 1417 | -7.6 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #38 | 2286 | +4.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #41 | 2120 | 0.0 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0.5/1 | #34 | 2256 | +3.8 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0/1 | #54 | 1495 | -5.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJosef GhengFM
🇩🇪GER·2169
+3 −8 =3
14 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsGeorg, Dr. BraunFM
🇩🇪GER·2374
+3 −5 =0
8 games·last met Feb 2025
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vsBernhard, Prof. Dr. Weigand
🇩🇪GER·2165
+2 −4 =2
8 games·last met Feb 2019
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vsRudolf Wilhelm BraeuningFM
🇩🇪GER·2167
+2 −3 =2
7 games·last met Jan 2023
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vsJens HirneiseFM
🇩🇪GER·2366
+1 −3 =3
7 games·last met Feb 2020
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Rankings
/
Germany
#1,453
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#9,487
in continent
World
#13,132
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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