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Brandt, Volker
🇩🇪FIDE 1270487· Male· Germany· Born in 1965
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Volker Brandt, a 61-year-old German player, is rated 1658 — just 20 short of his peak of 1678 (Aug 2025, age 60). He has held steady between 1650 and 1700 for 12 months. 15 rated games in the past year (≈4/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 42. DWZ-ELO-Cup der Wilstermarsch u. Itzehoe, 41. DWZ-ELO-Cup der Wilstermarsch u. Itzehoe, and 1. Itzehoer Chess-Cup Gruppe B. He had 4 career breaks: 34 months (2010–2013), 27 months (2013–2015), 36 months (2016–2019) and 31 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included).
Current rating
1658
Standard
Rpd1696·Blz—
All-time high
1678
−20 pts below
Aug 2025 · age 60
Aug 2025 · age 60
Activity
11
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#124,806
#124,806 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
14 entries2025
All-time peak 1678
at age 60 · −20 from today
Aug 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+201 Elo)
1469 → 1670
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 59
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 59
Mar 2024
2020
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 55
Mar 2020
Inactive for 31 months
paused at 1466 → returned at 1469
Mar 2020
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+1
1657 → 1658
Tournaments
6
24 games
Score
11/ 2445.8%
10W2D12L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #46 | 2367 | -12.8 |
Round-Robin | Dec 2025 | 1.5/2 | #21 | 1829 | -2.0 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2.5/4 | #19 | 1687 | +2.4 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1/1 | #48 | 2578 | -7.2 |
Team | Jul 2025 | 3/3 | #1 | 2427 | +28.0 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#11,163
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#86,045
in continent
World
#124,800
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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