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Wambach, Juergen

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FIDEFIDE 12904848· Male· Germany· Born in 1974

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Juergen Wambach, a 52-year-old German player, is rated 1936. He has slipped back 40 Elo over the past 12 months. 16 rated games in the past year (≈6/year long-term). Recent appearances: 75. Unterfraenkische Meisterschaft 2026 Meisterklasse 1 and Heusenstamm Sparkassen Open 2025 A. He had 2 career breaks: 35 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included) and 25 months (2022–2024). His peak of 2041 was reached at age 45 (Oct 2019).

Current rating

1936

Standard

Rpd—·Blz1979

All-time high

2041

−105 pts below
Oct 2019 · age 45

Activity

11

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

16 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#39,667

#39,667 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

9 entries
2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 50
Dec 2024
2022
Inactive for 25 months
paused at 2015 → returned at 2009
Oct 2022
2019
Best 12-month gain (+49 Elo)
1992 → 2041
Oct 2019
Crossed 2000
at age 45
Oct 2019
All-time peak 2041
at age 45 · −105 from today
Oct 2019
Inactive for 35 months
paused at 2041 → returned at 2015
Oct 2019

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Larisa KalininaWIM 2,044
75. Unterfraenkische Meisterschaft 2026 Meisterklasse 1 · Apr 2026 · +3.0 Elo
Evolution
-40
1976 → 1936
Tournaments
2
16 games
Score
5.5/ 1634.4%
3W5D8L

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
75. Unterfraenkische Meisterschaft 2026 Meisterklasse 1
Swiss
Apr 20262.5/9#121826-34.8
Heusenstamm Sparkassen Open 2025 A
Open Swiss
Nov 20253/7#1391958-5.0
Worst Elo result: 75. Unterfraenkische Meisterschaft 2026 Meisterklasse 1 (-34.8 Elo, finished #12).

Rankings

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Germany
#4,469
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#29,297
in continent
World
#39,666
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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7
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8
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9
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10
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Europe
1
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2
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3
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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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