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Kinkelin, Ulrich

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FIDEFIDE 4668898· Male· Germany· Born in 1967

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Ulrich Kinkelin, a 59-year-old German player, is rated 1914. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 12 months (2016–2017) and 35 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included). Recent appearance: grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open. His peak of 2019 was reached at age 44 (May 2011).

Current rating

1914

Standard

Rpd1927·Blz—

All-time high

2019

−105 pts below
May 2011 · age 44

Activity

9

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#44,785

#44,785 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

9 entries
2024
Best 12-month gain (+75 Elo)
1871 → 1946
May 2024
2019
Inactive for 35 months
paused at 1869 → returned at 1855
May 2019
100 career games
at age 52
May 2019
2016
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1954 → returned at 1938
Apr 2016
2011
All-time peak 2019
at age 44 · −105 from today
May 2011
2010
Crossed 2000
at age 43
May 2010

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Arthur Garcia 1,811
grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open · Apr 2026 · +7.1 Elo
Evolution
-20
1934 → 1914
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
5/ 955.6%
3W4D2L
Top 2 losses
1.[L]vsIlhan Oeztuerk1,826·grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open·R9·-12.5
2.[L]vsMichael Brandl1,827·grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open·R5·-12.5

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open
Open Swiss
Apr 20265/9#3721853-19.6
Worst Elo result: grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open (-19.6 Elo, finished #372).

Rankings

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Germany
#4,959
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#33,010
in continent
World
#44,785
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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Europe
1
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2,840
2
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3
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3
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5
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7
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8
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8
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10
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World
1
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2
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6
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7
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7
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