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Jansen, Dirk Norbert
CM🇩🇪FIDE 4668022· Male· Germany· Born in 1975
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Dirk Norbert Jansen, a 51-year-old German Candidate Master, is rated 2121 and sitting in the top 6% of players worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +49 Elo over the past 12 months. 35 rated games in the past year (≈19/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 11, NRW-Mannschaftspokal 2026 April, and grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open. Also played 2 rapid (including ESF 2025 Rapid) and 1 blitz events (including NRW-Blitzeinzelmeisterschaft 2026) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 20 months (2005–2007) and 27 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2230 was reached at age 39 (Feb 2014).
Previously known as Dirk Jansen (until Jan 2007). Awarded CM in 2025 (age 50).
Current rating
2121
Standard
Rpd2108·Blz2107
All-time high
2230
−109 pts below
Feb 2014 · age 39
Feb 2014 · age 39
Activity
37
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
35 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 6%
#13,521 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
18 entries2026
Best 12-month gain (+80 Elo)
2028 → 2108
Feb 2026
Re-crossed 2100
at age 51
Feb 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2100
at age 50
Sep 2025
CM title awardedCM
at age 50
Aug 2025
2023
Re-crossed 2100
at age 48
Jun 2023
2020
Inactive for 27 months
paused at 2149 → returned at 2142
Mar 2020
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
+49
2072 → 2121
Tournaments
15
36 games
Score
22/ 3661.1%
18W8D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
top 10 of 15| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #53 | 2606 | +3.0 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #39 | 2853 | +8.4 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4.5/9 | #486 | 2127 | +1.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #1 | 2776 | +6.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/2 | #76 | 1968 | -7.2 |
Hot streak: 4 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
Germany
#1,520
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#9,772
in continent
World
#13,521
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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