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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 1883. He has slipped back 64 Elo over the past 12 months. 31 rated games in the past year (≈4/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 54 months (2019–2024, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2063 was reached at age 37 (Jul 2002).

Current rating

1883

Standard

Rpd1959·Blz1908

All-time high

2063

−180 pts below
Jul 2002 · age 37

Activity

16

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#52,400

#52,400 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

11 entries
2026
100 career games
at age 61
May 2026
2019
Inactive for 54 months
paused at 1945 → returned at 1967
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

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Norbert Bauer 2,034
4. Ruedersdorfer Elo-Open · Jul 2025 · +2.1 Elo
Evolution
-64
1947 → 1883
Tournaments
5
31 games
Score
16.5/ 3153.2%
12W9D10L

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
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
37. Ruhrhalbinsel-Open
Open Swiss
May 20252.5/5#831924-3.4
Worst Elo result: grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open (-36.4 Elo, finished #362).

Rankings

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Germany
#5,707
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#38,515
in continent
World
#52,400
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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5707🇩🇪Ball, Joerg1,883
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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3
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2,759
3
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2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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10
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World
1
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2,840
2
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3
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4
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5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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10
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52400🇩🇪Ball, Joerg1,883