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Giel, Olaf

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FIDEFIDE 4678850· Male· Germany· Born in 1971

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Olaf Giel, a 55-year-old German player, is rated 2040. He has slipped back 66 Elo over the past 12 months. 36 rated games in the past year (≈16/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 1. Muenster Oster Open - A, 27. NordWest-Cup Open A, and 8. Schach-Open Leer 2025 A-Turnier. He took a 41-month break between Nov 2018 and May 2022 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 2177 was reached at age 44 (Dec 2015).

Current rating

2040

Standard

Rpd—·Blz2074

All-time high

2177

−137 pts below
Dec 2015 · age 44

Activity

32

games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo

30 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#21,981

#21,981 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

9 entries
2025
Re-crossed 2100
at age 54
Mar 2025
2018
Inactive for 41 months
paused at 2135 → returned at 2122
Nov 2018
2015
Best 12-month gain (+45 Elo)
2132 → 2177
Dec 2015
All-time peak 2177
at age 44 · −137 from today
Dec 2015
2008
100 career games
at age 37
Jul 2008
2002
Crossed 2100
at age 31
Apr 2002

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Peter Niemann 2,101
1. Muenster Oster Open - A · Mar 2026 · +1.7 Elo
Evolution
-66
2106 → 2040
Tournaments
6
38 games
Score
18/ 3847.4%
13W10D15L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsStefan Giese2,014·27. NordWest-Cup Open A·R3·+8.9
2.[W]vsAleksandr Markosyan1,990·1. Muenster Oster Open - A·R2·+8.6
3.[W]vsThorsten Meyer1,967·27. NordWest-Cup Open A·R4·+7.6
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsHelge Prause1,877·15. Guetersloher Sparkassen-Cup Gruppe A·R1·-15.3
2.[L]vsHolger Kowalski1,886·42. Turm Open·R6·-14.2
3.[L]vsWalter Zuerik1,889·42. Turm Open·R3·-14.1

Last 12 months — tournaments

6 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
42. Turm Open
Open Swiss
Jun 20263.5/7#361942-19.6
1. Muenster Oster Open - A
Open Swiss
Mar 20262.5/7#581992-13.4
27. NordWest-Cup Open A
Open Swiss
Jan 20263/6#862074+2.4
8. Schach-Open Leer 2025 A-Turnier
Open Swiss
Oct 20253/7#571913-31.4
15. Guetersloher Sparkassen-Cup Gruppe A
Open Swiss
Aug 20252/4#341923-18.8
4. Kurt Pape-Open Gruppe A
Open Swiss
Aug 20254/6#282065-5.2
Worst Elo result: 8. Schach-Open Leer 2025 A-Turnier (-31.4 Elo, finished #57).

Rankings

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Germany
#2,544
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#16,158
in continent
World
#21,981
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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Europe
1
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2
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16158🇩🇪Giel, Olaf2,040
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7
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8
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