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Westermann, Walter

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FIDEFIDE 12904929· Male· Germany· Born in 1951

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Walter Westermann, a 75-year-old German player, is rated 1784. He has held steady between 1750 and 1800 for 16 months. 13 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent appearances: 1. Muenster Oster Open - B and 42. Muensterland-Open. He had 2 career breaks: 12 months (2016–2017) and 15 months (2022–2023). His peak of 1932 was reached at age 61 (May 2012).

Current rating

1784

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1932

−148 pts below
May 2012 · age 61

Activity

10

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#81,291

#81,291 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

10 entries
2025
Best 12-month gain (+124 Elo)
1672 → 1796
Feb 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 73
Mar 2024
2022
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 1697 → returned at 1681
Jul 2022
2021
100 career games
at age 70
Nov 2021
2016
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1868 → returned at 1873
Apr 2016
2013
K-factor lowered to 15
at age 62
Jun 2013

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
1. Muenster Oster Open - B
perf 2023 (+239) · 5/6 · #54
Top opponent
vs Stefan Dieckerhoff 1,775
42. Muensterland-Open · Oct 2025 · +9.8 Elo
Evolution
-12
1796 → 1784
Tournaments
2
18 games
Score
8/ 1844.4%
6W4D8L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsStefan Dieckerhoff1,775·42. Muensterland-Open·R8·+9.8
2.[W]vsBenno Hauer1,717·42. Muensterland-Open·R5·+8.2
3.[W]vsAnupam Datta1,698·1. Muenster Oster Open - B·R7·+7.6
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsEmil Oliver Schwetz1,712·1. Muenster Oster Open - B·R4·-12.0
2.[L]vsRobin Schulz1,888·42. Muensterland-Open·R1·-7.0
3.[L]vsAryan Goyal1,895·42. Muensterland-Open·R6·-6.9

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
1. Muenster Oster Open - B
Open Swiss
Mar 20265/6#542023+2.4
42. Muensterland-Open
Open Swiss
Oct 20253/7#1511832-14.2

Rankings

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Germany
#8,169
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#58,595
in continent
World
#81,290
out of 400,000+

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