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Ball, Joerg

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FIDEFIDE 4685172· Male· Germany· Born in 1965

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Joerg Ball, a 61-year-old German player, is rated 1882. He has slipped back 65 Elo over the past 12 months. 38 rated games in the past year (≈5/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open, Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q3 B, and 6. Internationale Unterlaender Schachtage A-Turnier. Also played 2 blitz events (including Spandauer Weihnachts-Blitz 2025) recently. He had 4 career breaks: 47 months (2003–2007), 96 months (2007–2015), 21 months (2015–2017) and 57 months (2019–2024, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2063 was reached at age 37 (Jul 2002).

Current rating

1882

Standard

Rpd1959·Blz1908

All-time high

2063

−181 pts below
Jul 2002 · age 37

Activity

19

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

38 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#52,656

#52,656 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

11 entries
2026
100 career games
at age 61
May 2026
2019
Inactive for 57 months
paused at 1945 → returned at 1949
Aug 2019
2017
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 52
Jun 2017
2015
Inactive for 21 months
paused at 2020 → returned at 1996
Aug 2015
2007
Inactive for 96 months
paused at 2047 → returned at 2020
Jul 2007
2003
Inactive for 47 months
paused at 2043 → returned at 2047
Jul 2003

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Norbert Bauer 2,034
4. Ruedersdorfer Elo-Open · Jul 2025 · +2.1 Elo
Evolution
-62
1944 → 1882
Tournaments
5
33 games
Score
18/ 3354.5%
13W10D10L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsFrank, Dr. Rauhut1,951·4. Ruedersdorfer Elo-Open·R6·+9.8
2.[W]vsDharshini Satheesh1,768·38. Ruhrhalbinsel-Open·R6·+6.8
3.[W]vsJonas Beck1,757·grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open·R7·+6.5

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
38. Ruhrhalbinsel-Open
Open Swiss
May 20264/7#441859-1.0
grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open
Open Swiss
Apr 20265/9#3621754-36.4
Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q3 B
Open Swiss
Jan 20260.5/4#911629-27.8
6. Internationale Unterlaender Schachtage A-Turnier
Open Swiss
Jul 20254/7#311873-12.0
4. Ruedersdorfer Elo-Open
Open Swiss
Jul 20254.5/6#42002+14.8
Worst Elo result: grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open (-36.4 Elo, finished #362).

Rankings

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Germany
#5,751
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#38,727
in continent
World
#52,655
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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5751🇩🇪Ball, Joerg1,882
Europe
1
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