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Heck, Ewald
🇩🇪FIDE 1272071· Male· Germany· Born in 1953
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Ewald Heck, a 73-year-old German player, is rated 1824. He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 22 months (2015–2017) and 37 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included). Recent appearances: Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q5 E and Hennefer ELO-Sommeropen 2025. His peak of 1874 was reached at age 64 (Nov 2017).
Current rating
1824
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1874
−50 pts below
Nov 2017 · age 64
Nov 2017 · age 64
Activity
4
games / yr avg.
7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#68,932
#68,932 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
10 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+81 Elo)
1770 → 1851
Sep 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 71
Mar 2024
2019
Inactive for 37 months
paused at 1827 → returned at 1793
Sep 2019
2018
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 65
Dec 2018
2017
All-time peak 1874
at age 64 · −50 from today
Nov 2017
2015
Inactive for 22 months
paused at 1845 → returned at 1851
Oct 2015
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
-27
1851 → 1824
Tournaments
2
10 games
Score
4.5/ 1045.0%
3W3D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2/4 | #54 | 1581 | -25.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2.5/3 | #52 | 1997 | -0.6 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#7,176
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#50,161
in continent
World
#68,932
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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