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Denk, Juergen

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FIDEFIDE 4673573· Male· Germany· Born in 1968

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Juergen Denk, a 58-year-old German player, is rated 1981. He is progressing steadily with +42 Elo over the past 12 months. 14 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent appearances: Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q4 B and 36. Staufer Open A. He had 4 career breaks: 17 months (2006–2008), 22 months (2013–2015), 12 months (2018–2019) and 35 months (2020–2023, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2066 was reached at age 48 (Feb 2016).

Current rating

1981

Standard

Rpd1989·Blz1963

All-time high

2066

−85 pts below
Feb 2016 · age 48

Activity

14

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#30,623

#30,623 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

13 entries
2020
Inactive for 35 months
paused at 2016 → returned at 1991
Feb 2020
2018
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 2028 → returned at 2031
Jun 2018
2016
All-time peak 2066
at age 48 · −85 from today
Feb 2016
Best 12-month gain (+57 Elo)
1997 → 2054
Jan 2016
2015
Re-crossed 2000
at age 47
Feb 2015
100 career games
at age 47
Feb 2015

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q4 B
perf 2266 (+285) · 4/5 · #4
Top opponent
vs Axel Naumann 2,101
36. Staufer Open A · Jan 2026 · +4.4 Elo
Evolution
+42
1939 → 1981
Tournaments
2
14 games
Score
7.5/ 1453.6%
3W9D2L
Top 2 losses
1.[L]vsKristin Braun2,070·36. Staufer Open A·R7·-6.4
2.[L]vsJan-David Lange2,106·36. Staufer Open A·R9·-5.5

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q4 B
Open Swiss
Jan 20264/5#42266+41.6
36. Staufer Open A
Open Swiss
Jan 20263.5/9#21119430.0

Rankings

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Germany
#3,561
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#22,631
in continent
World
#30,623
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
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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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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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9
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