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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 1783. He has slipped back 47 Elo over the past 12 months. 23 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 4 career breaks: 12 months (2014–2015), 19 months (2018–2020), 48 months (2020–2024, COVID-19 included) and 16 months (2024–2025). His peak of 1875 was reached at age 56 (Oct 2015).

Current rating

1783

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1875

−92 pts below
Oct 2015 · age 56

Activity

8

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#81,600

#81,600 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

14 entries
2024
Best 12-month gain (+113 Elo)
1717 → 1830
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 65
Mar 2024
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 1830 → returned at 1860
Mar 2024
2020
Inactive for 48 months
paused at 1717 → returned at 1830
Feb 2020
2018
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 1759 → returned at 1717
Jun 2018
2015
All-time peak 1875
at age 56 · −92 from today
Oct 2015

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
10. Offene BW Senioren-Einzelmeisterschaft 2025
perf 1968 (+108) · 4.5/8 · #65
Top opponent
vs Bernhard Dieterle-Bard 1,967
10. Offene BW Senioren-Einzelmeisterschaft 2025 · Jul 2025 · +3.0 Elo
Evolution
-47
1830 → 1783
Tournaments
3
24 games
Score
10/ 2441.7%
6W8D10L

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
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

/
Germany
#8,199
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#58,789
in continent
World
#81,599
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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10
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Europe
1
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7
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