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Gleis, Wolfgang
🇩🇪FIDE 1272138· Male· Germany· Born in 1969
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Wolfgang Gleis, a 57-year-old German player, is rated 1788 — just 22 short of his peak of 1810 (Mar 2024, age 55). He has held steady between 1750 and 1800 for 12 months. 20 rated games in the past year (≈5/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 34. Int. Open Feffernitz 2025 A-Gruppe, 41. Faaker See Open 2025, and 1. Almtaler Schachturnier 2025 Gruppe A. He had 2 career breaks: 14 months (2018–2019) and 63 months (2019–2024, COVID-19 included).
Current rating
1788
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1784
All-time high
1810
−22 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 55
Mar 2024 · age 55
Activity
10
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
20 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#80,122
#80,122 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 56
Jul 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+116 Elo)
1684 → 1800
Sep 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 55
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1810
at age 55 · −22 from today
Mar 2024
2019
Crossed 1600
at age 50
May 2019
Inactive for 63 months
paused at 1684 → returned at 1800
May 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-2
1790 → 1788
Tournaments
3
21 games
Score
9.5/ 2145.2%
3W13D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3.5/8 | #31 | 1843 | +11.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4.5/8 | #64 | 1821 | -12.6 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 1.5/4 | #37 | 1760 | -10.0 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#8,193
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#57,833
in continent
World
#80,120
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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