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Limbourg, Philipp
🇩🇪FIDE 4657225· Male· Germany· Born in 1980
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Philipp Limbourg, a 46-year-old German player, is rated 2139 and sitting in the top 6% of players worldwide. He has slipped back 80 Elo over the past 12 months. 28 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include NRW-Klasse Gruppe 2 2025-2026 Februar 2026, Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Weekendvierkampen, and 17eme Open International d'echecs de Rouen. He had 2 career breaks: 35 months (2010–2013) and 16 months (2017–2018). His peak of 2244 was reached at age 21 (Jan 2001).
Current rating
2139
Standard
Rpd—·Blz2147
All-time high
2244
−105 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 21
Jan 2001 · age 21
Activity
15
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
27 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 6%
#12,101 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
21 entries2026
87th German 45-50 player
at age 46 · rated 2155
May 2026
2025
53rd German 40-45 player
at age 45 · rated 2219
Jun 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2200
at age 44
May 2024
2020
63rd German 35-40 player
at age 40 · rated 2233
Oct 2020
Re-crossed 2200
at age 40
Feb 2020
2017
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 2214 → returned at 2227
Jun 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-42
2181 → 2139
Tournaments
7
21 games
Score
12.5/ 2159.5%
9W7D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4/6 | #42 | 2032 | -15.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1.5/1 | #49 | 2987 | +1.0 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 1.5/3 | #187 | 2212 | +4.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #38 | 2039 | -3.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4.5/7 | #22 | 2063 | -13.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #38 | 2091 | -2.2 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0/1 | #66 | 1261 | -13.2 |
Rankings
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Germany
#1,330
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#8,694
in continent
World
#12,101
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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