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Ruff, Robert

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FIDEFIDE 12904422· Male· Germany· Born in 1959

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Robert Ruff, a 67-year-old German player, is rated 1773. He has slipped back 57 Elo over the past 12 months. 28 rated games in the past year (≈12/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 41. Internationales Boeblinger Open B, 6. Internationale Unterlaender Schachtage A-Turnier, and 10. Offene BW Senioren-Einzelmeisterschaft 2025. He had 3 career breaks: 12 months (2014–2015), 19 months (2018–2020) and 65 months (2020–2025, COVID-19 included). His peak of 1875 was reached at age 56 (Oct 2015).

Current rating

1773

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1875

−102 pts below
Oct 2015 · age 56

Activity

9

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

28 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#84,884

#84,884 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

13 entries
2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 65
Mar 2024
2020
Inactive for 65 months
paused at 1717 → returned at 1860
Feb 2020
2018
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 1759 → returned at 1717
Jun 2018
2015
Best 12-month gain (+54 Elo)
1821 → 1875
Oct 2015
All-time peak 1875
at age 56 · −102 from today
Oct 2015
100 career games
at age 56
Jun 2015

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Best result
15. Oeffinger Schachopen
perf 2035 (+262) · 4/5 · #91
Top opponent
vs Bernhard Dieterle-Bard 1,967
10. Offene BW Senioren-Einzelmeisterschaft 2025 · Jul 2025 · +3.0 Elo
Evolution
-57
1830 → 1773
Tournaments
4
31 games
Score
14/ 3145.2%
9W10D12L

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
15. Oeffinger Schachopen
Open Swiss
May 20264/5#912035-10.2
41. Internationales Boeblinger Open B
Open Swiss
Dec 20255/8#631790-21.0
6. Internationale Unterlaender Schachtage A-Turnier
Open Swiss
Jul 20250.5/7#861405-56.4
10. Offene BW Senioren-Einzelmeisterschaft 2025
Open Swiss
Jul 20254.5/8#651968+29.6
Worst Elo result: 6. Internationale Unterlaender Schachtage A-Turnier (-56.4 Elo, finished #86).

Rankings

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Germany
#8,602
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#61,068
in continent
World
#84,882
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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7
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8
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10
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Europe
1
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2
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9
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10
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World
1
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2
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6
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2,767
7
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8
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