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Cramer, Volker
🇩🇪FIDE 12915157· Male· Germany· Born in 1968
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Volker Cramer, a 58-year-old German player, is rated 2031. He has held steady between 2000 and 2050 for 17 months. 18 rated games in the past year (≈6/year long-term). Recent appearances: NRW-Klasse Gruppe 3 2025-2026 Februar 2026 and NRW-Liga Gruppe 2 2025-2026 November 2025. He had 3 career breaks: 37 months (2011–2014), 14 months (2014–2015) and 27 months (2016–2018). His peak of 2074 was reached at age 55 (May 2023).
Current rating
2031
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1971
All-time high
2074
−43 pts below
May 2023 · age 55
May 2023 · age 55
Activity
13
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
17 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#23,110
#23,110 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2023
Best 12-month gain (+39 Elo)
2035 → 2074
May 2023
All-time peak 2074
at age 55 · −43 from today
May 2023
2019
Re-crossed 2000
at age 51
May 2019
2018
Re-crossed 2000
at age 50
Nov 2018
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 50
Oct 2018
2016
Inactive for 27 months
paused at 1994 → returned at 1985
Jun 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-7
2038 → 2031
Tournaments
7
14 games
Score
6/ 1442.9%
4W5D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4/6 | #33 | 2006 | +1.6 |
Team | May 2026 | 0.5/1 | #47 | 2144 | +3.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/2 | #46 | 1959 | -3.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #45 | 1982 | -1.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #54 | 1553 | -3.0 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0/1 | #63 | 1278 | -8.8 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0.5/1 | #44 | 2188 | +4.0 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#2,690
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#17,017
in continent
World
#23,110
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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