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Dec, Paul

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FIDEFIDE 4676858· Male· Germany· Born in 1985

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Paul Dec, a 41-year-old German player, is rated 1912. He has slipped back 71 Elo over the past 12 months. 13 rated games in the past year (≈2/year long-term). Recent appearances: 2025 Maritime Chess Festival Open Championship and 2025 Halifax Labour Day Open. He took a 208-month break between Oct 2006 and Mar 2024. His peak of 2091 was reached at age 16 (Jan 2001).

At junior level, he reached #60 and #20 nationally in U18 and U16.

Current rating

1912

Standard

Rpd—·Blz1994

All-time high

2091

−179 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 16

Activity

11

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#45,166

#45,166 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

8 entries
2006
Inactive for 208 months
paused at 2059 → returned at 2037
Oct 2006
2002
60th German U18 player
at age 17 · rated 2074
Jan 2002
2001
20th German U16 player
at age 16 · rated 2091
Jan 2001
Crossed 2000
at age 16
Jan 2001
Crossed 1800
at age 16
Jan 2001
All-time peak 2091
at age 16 · −179 from today
Jan 2001

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Anthony Howarth 1,850
2025 Maritime Chess Festival Open Championship · Oct 2025 · +7.3 Elo
Evolution
-71
1983 → 1912
Tournaments
3
18 games
Score
8/ 1844.4%
4W8D6L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsKaven Sharma1,654·2026 Ontario Open U2200·R3·-16.3
2.[L]vsMichelle ZhangWFM1,839·2025 Halifax Labour Day Open·R6·-13.4
3.[L]vsSlava Lukinykh1,822·2026 Ontario Open U2200·R1·-12.5

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 Ontario Open U2200
Swiss
May 20262.5/6#331715-36.2
2025 Maritime Chess Festival Open Championship
Open Swiss
Oct 20252.5/5#101843-15.0
2025 Halifax Labour Day Open
Open Swiss
Aug 20253/2#102573-20.4
Worst Elo result: 2026 Ontario Open U2200 (-36.2 Elo, finished #33).

Rankings

/
Germany
#5,001
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#33,309
in continent
World
#45,165
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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Germany
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3
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2,657
4
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2,640
5
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2,634
6
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2,620
7
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2,593
8
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2,591
9
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2,588
10
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2,587
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5001🇩🇪Dec, Paul1,912
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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2,767
3
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2,764
4
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2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
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33309🇩🇪Dec, Paul1,912
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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45165🇩🇪Dec, Paul1,912