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Zimmermann, Paul
🇩🇪FIDE 4659120· Male· Germany· Born in 1954
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Paul Zimmermann, a 72-year-old German player, is rated 1943. He has slipped back 90 Elo over the past 12 months. 22 rated games in the past year (≈6/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Oberliga Baden 2025-2026 Maerz 2026, 42. Open Untergrombach 2026 A-Open, and 10. Offene BW Senioren-Einzelmeisterschaft 2025. Also played 3 blitz events (including Badische Blitzeinzelmeisterschaften 2026 Vorrunde) recently. He had 4 career breaks: 17 months (2004–2005), 122 months (2006–2016), 12 months (2016–2017) and 38 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2241 was reached at age 47 (Jan 2001).
Current rating
1943
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1816
All-time high
2241
−298 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 47
Jan 2001 · age 47
Activity
24
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
22 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#38,167
#38,167 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
17 entries2025
79th German 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 2056
Jan 2025
2024
100 career games
at age 70
Feb 2024
2020
78th German 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 2115
Apr 2020
2019
Re-crossed 2100
at age 65
May 2019
Inactive for 38 months
paused at 2115 → returned at 2097
May 2019
2016
68th German 60-65 player
at age 62 · rated 2174
Dec 2016
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-90
2033 → 1943
Tournaments
8
22 games
Score
9/ 2240.9%
4W10D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #64 | 1310 | -5.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #68 | 1259 | -7.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #56 | 1871 | -3.0 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4/7 | #31 | 1843 | -22.2 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #69 | 1327 | -6.2 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#4,331
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#28,206
in continent
World
#38,167
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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