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Brandt, Volker

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FIDEFIDE 1270487· Male· Germany· Born in 1965

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Volker Brandt, a 61-year-old German player, is rated 1645. He has fluctuated between 1630 and 1678 over the past 2 years. 21 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). His peak of 1678 was reached at age 60 (Aug 2025).

Current rating

1645

Standard

Rpd1696·Blz—

All-time high

1678

−33 pts below
Aug 2025 · age 60

Activity

11

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

19 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#130,075

#130,075 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

14 entries
2025
All-time peak 1678
at age 60 · −33 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

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Felix Schlueter 1,769
39. DWZ-Elo-Cup der Wilstermarsch u. Itzehoe · Jul 2025 · +12.6 Elo
Best comeback
39. DWZ-Elo-Cup der Wilstermarsch u. Itzehoe
finished #1 (seeded #20 of 56)
Evolution
-5
1650 → 1645
Tournaments
6
27 games
Score
11/ 2740.7%
12W2D13L

Last 12 months — tournaments

6 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Itzehoer Schach-Open 2026
Open Swiss
May 20262/6#1021600-12.8
42. DWZ-ELO-Cup der Wilstermarsch u. Itzehoe
Round-Robin
Jan 20261/1#462367-12.8
41. DWZ-ELO-Cup der Wilstermarsch u. Itzehoe
Round-Robin
Dec 20251.5/2#211829-2.0
1. Itzehoer Chess-Cup Gruppe B
Open Swiss
Oct 20252.5/4#191687+2.4
40. DWZ-Elo-Cup der Wilstermarsch u. Itzehoe
Team
Sep 20251/1#482578-7.2
39. DWZ-Elo-Cup der Wilstermarsch u. Itzehoe
Team
Jul 20253/3#12427+28.0

Rankings

/
Germany
#11,623
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#89,069
in continent
World
#130,069
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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Europe
1
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5
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7
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1
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6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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