Format
KW
Koessler, Wolfgang
🇩🇪FIDE 12901024· Male· Germany· Born in 1956
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Wolfgang Koessler, a 70-year-old German player, is rated 1915 — just 3 short of his peak of 1918 (May 2025, age 69). He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and took a 12-month break between Feb 2022 and Mar 2023. Recent appearance: 42. OBSenEM (Offene Berliner Senioren-Einzel-Meisterschaft). Also played 1 rapid event (including Deutsche Hochschulmeisterschaft 2025 Schnellschach) recently.
Current rating
1915
Standard
Rpd1844·Blz1899
All-time high
1918
−3 pts below
May 2025 · age 69
May 2025 · age 69
Activity
12
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#44,461
#44,461 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
7 entries2025
All-time peak 1918
at age 69 · −3 from today
May 2025
Best 12-month gain (+151 Elo)
1721 → 1872
Feb 2025
2024
Crossed 1800
at age 68
Mar 2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 68
Mar 2024
2022
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1746 → returned at 1760
Feb 2022
2019
First FIDE rating
1729 · at age 63
Aug 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-3
1918 → 1915
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
5/ 955.6%
4W2D3L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsHans-Juergen Koerlin1,850·42. OBSenEM (Offene Berliner Senioren-Einzel-Meisterschaft)·R6·+8.2
2.[W]vsGerhard Mietzelfeldt1,837·42. OBSenEM (Offene Berliner Senioren-Einzel-Meisterschaft)·R4·+7.8
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5/9 | #38 | 1903 | -2.8 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#4,941
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#32,789
in continent
World
#44,460
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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