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Wenzel, Ralph

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FIDEFIDE 1271925· Male· Germany· Born in 1951

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Ralph Wenzel, a 75-year-old German player, is rated 1737. He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 12 months (2013–2014), 12 months (2016–2017) and 93 months (2018–2026). His peak of 1882 was reached at age 62 (Feb 2013).

Current rating

1737

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1882

−145 pts below
Feb 2013 · age 62

Activity

3

games / yr avg.

8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#97,069

#97,069 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

10 entries
2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 73
Mar 2024
2018
Inactive for 93 months
paused at 1688 → returned at 1737
Aug 2018
2016
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1730 → returned at 1711
Jun 2016
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 65
Jun 2016
2013
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1877 → returned at 1811
Jun 2013
All-time peak 1882
at age 62 · −145 from today
Feb 2013

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Lukas Buzengeiger 1,464
39. Internationale Hasslocher Schachtage 2026 B-Turnier · May 2026 · +3.4 Elo
Evolution
-76
1813 → 1737
Tournaments
2
8 games
Score
1.5/ 818.8%
1W1D6L

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
39. Internationale Hasslocher Schachtage 2026 B-Turnier
Open Swiss
May 20261/2#1881626-8.6
33. Sulzfeld-Open 2026 A-Turnier
Swiss
May 20260.5/6#291290-67.2
Worst Elo result: 33. Sulzfeld-Open 2026 A-Turnier (-67.2 Elo, finished #29).

Rankings

/
Germany
#9,517
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#69,046
in continent
World
#97,067
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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7
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Europe
1
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7
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8
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