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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 1770. He has held steady between 1750 and 1800 for 17 months. 16 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

1770

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1932

−162 pts below
May 2012 · age 61

Activity

11

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#85,841

#85,841 · players worldwide · of 218,279

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

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

Activity & highlights

Best result
1. Muenster Oster Open - B
perf 2023 (+239) · 5/6 · #54
Top opponent
vs Mohammed Said Amin 1,818
XV. Unser Fritz-Open 2026 mit Einzelmeisterschaft SV Ruhrgebiet · Jun 2026 · +1.4 Elo
Evolution
-26
1796 → 1770
Tournaments
3
32 games
Score
12/ 3237.5%
11W6D15L
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

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2. Erkrather Pfingst-Open 2026
Swiss
May 20264/3#292542-13.6
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

/
Germany
#8,674
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#61,691
in continent
World
#85,839
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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