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Zwissler, Erich
🇩🇪FIDE 1271958· Male· Germany· Born in 1954
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Erich Zwissler, a 72-year-old German player, is rated 1640. He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 12 months (2013–2014), 12 months (2014–2015) and 68 months (2019–2025, COVID-19 included). Recent appearance: grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open. Also played 1 rapid event (including PSB-Schnellschach-Grand-Prix 2025-2026 Neustadt) recently. His peak of 1735 was reached at age 70 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1640
Standard
Rpd1675·Blz—
All-time high
1735
−95 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 70
Mar 2024 · age 70
Activity
5
games / yr avg.
8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#131,960
#131,960 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 70
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1735
at age 70 · −95 from today
Mar 2024
2019
Inactive for 68 months
paused at 1559 → returned at 1678
Aug 2019
2017
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 63
Apr 2017
2014
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1680 → returned at 1684
Jul 2014
2013
Crossed 1600
at age 59
Jun 2013
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-38
1678 → 1640
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
2.5/ 927.8%
1W3D5L
Top 1 win
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2.5/8 | #1304 | 1544 | -41.2 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#11,720
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#90,088
in continent
World
#131,954
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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