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Purniel Umpierre, Christian
🇩🇪FIDE 4699327· Male· Germany· Born in 1970
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Christian Purniel Umpierre, a 56-year-old German player, is rated 1992 — just 25 short of his peak of 2017 (Dec 2019, age 49). He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and took a 57-month break between Jan 2010 and Nov 2014. Recent appearance: Landesliga Hamburg 2025-2026 April 2026. Also played 1 blitz event (including 46. Norddeutsche Blitzschach-Mannschaftsmeisterschaft 2026) recently.
Previously known as Christian Meyer (until Jan 2008).
Current rating
1992
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1931
All-time high
2017
−25 pts below
Dec 2019 · age 49
Dec 2019 · age 49
Activity
8
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#28,785
#28,785 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2026
Re-crossed 2000
at age 56
Apr 2026
Re-crossed 2000
at age 56
Feb 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+41 Elo)
1975 → 2016
May 2024
Re-crossed 2000
at age 54
May 2024
Re-crossed 2000
at age 54
Jan 2024
2022
Re-crossed 2000
at age 52
Jan 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+3
1989 → 1992
Tournaments
8
9 games
Score
4.5/ 950.0%
3W3D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/2 | #64 | 1766 | -12.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #8 | 2806 | +10.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #71 | 1213 | -9.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #14 | 2787 | +9.8 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #2 | 2702 | +7.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #76 | 1290 | -7.4 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0.5/1 | #36 | 2196 | +5.4 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0.5/1 | #43 | 1996 | +0.2 |
Rankings
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Germany
#3,361
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#21,283
in continent
World
#28,784
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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