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Zill, Christoph

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FIDEFIDE 4688856· Male· Germany· Born in 1966

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Christoph Zill, a 60-year-old German FIDE Master, is rated 2126 and sitting in the top 6% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2100 and 2150 for 2 years. 13 rated games in the past year. Recent appearance: 2. Holledauer Schachopen. He took a 68-month break between Dec 2017 and Sep 2023 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 2312 was reached at age 38 (Jan 2004).

Awarded FM in 2004 (age 38).

Current rating

2126

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2312

−186 pts below
Jan 2004 · age 38

Activity

11

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

Top 6%

#13,132 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

13 entries
2017
Inactive for 68 months
paused at 2183 → returned at 2140
Dec 2017
2014
Best 12-month gain (+44 Elo)
2182 → 2226
Nov 2014
Re-crossed 2200
at age 48
Oct 2014
2008
100 career games
at age 42
Jan 2008
2007
100th German 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 2305
Jan 2007
Re-crossed 2300
at age 41
Jan 2007

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Best result
2. Holledauer Schachopen
perf 2230 (+109) · 5/6 · #27
Top opponent
vs Enkhjargal Budjav 1,983
Oberbayerische Einzelmeisterschaft 2026 · May 2026 · +6.1 Elo
Evolution
-1
2127 → 2126
Tournaments
2
14 games
Score
10/ 1471.4%
7W6D1L
Top 1 loss
1.[L]vsLukas StoettnerFM2,262·2. Holledauer Schachopen·R7·-6.2

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Oberbayerische Einzelmeisterschaft 2026
Swiss
May 20265/7#22145+5.2
2. Holledauer Schachopen
Open Swiss
Feb 20265/6#272230-5.6

Rankings

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Germany
#1,453
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#9,487
in continent
World
#13,132
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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World
Germany
1
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2,767
2
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2,694
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
...
1453🇩🇪Zill, Christoph2,126
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
...
9487🇩🇪Zill, Christoph2,126
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
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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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2,753
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13132🇩🇪Zill, Christoph2,126