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Poppe, Wolfgang
🇩🇪FIDE 1271113· Male· Germany· Born in 1949
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Wolfgang Poppe, a 77-year-old German player, is rated 1781 — just 6 short of his peak of 1787 (Feb 2025, age 76). He plays occasionally (2 games in the last 12 months) and had 5 career breaks: 15 months (2009–2011), 53 months (2012–2016), 26 months (2016–2019), 59 months (2020–2025, COVID-19 included) and 14 months (2025–2026). Recent appearance: 75. Unterfraenkische Meisterschaft 2026 Aufstiegsturnier.
Current rating
1781
Standard
Rpd1784·Blz—
All-time high
1787
−6 pts below
Feb 2025 · age 76
Feb 2025 · age 76
Activity
2
games / yr avg.
2 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#82,325
#82,325 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2025
Best 12-month gain (+146 Elo)
1641 → 1787
Feb 2025
All-time peak 1787
at age 76 · −6 from today
Feb 2025
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 1787 → returned at 1781
Feb 2025
2020
Inactive for 59 months
paused at 1641 → returned at 1787
Feb 2020
2016
Inactive for 26 months
paused at 1629 → returned at 1656
Nov 2016
2012
Crossed 1600
at age 63
May 2012
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-6
1787 → 1781
Tournaments
1
4 games
Score
2/ 450.0%
2W0D2L
Top 1 win
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2/2 | #22 | 2478 | -5.8 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#8,374
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#59,322
in continent
World
#82,323
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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