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LW
Lechler, Walter
🇩🇪FIDE 1270156· Male· Germany· Born in 1960
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Walter Lechler, a 66-year-old German player, is rated 1706 — just 29 short of his peak of 1735 (Mar 2024, age 64). He plays occasionally (2 games in the last 12 months). Recent appearance: Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2024-2025 Finale E. Also played 3 rapid (including Remstal-Open 2025) and 1 blitz events (including 16. Heuchelberg-Cup 2025) recently.
Current rating
1706
Standard
Rpd1641·Blz1738
All-time high
1735
−29 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 64
Mar 2024 · age 64
Activity
8
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
2 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#107,807
#107,807 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2025
Best 12-month gain (+177 Elo)
1542 → 1719
Jan 2025
2024
100 career games
at age 64
Dec 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 64
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1735
at age 64 · −29 from today
Mar 2024
2021
Re-crossed 1600
at age 61
Nov 2021
2020
Inactive for 21 months
paused at 1580 → returned at 1602
Jan 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-19
1725 → 1706
Tournaments
1
2 games
Score
0/ 20.0%
0W0D2L
Top wins
No standard wins or draws in the last 12 months.
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 0/2 | #46 | 946 | -18.8 |
Worst Elo result: Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2024-2025 Finale E (-18.8 Elo, finished #46).
Rankings
/
Germany
#10,315
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#75,842
in continent
World
#107,804
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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