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Voelkel, Gerd
🇩🇪FIDE 12922536· Male· Germany· Born in 1959
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Gerd Voelkel, a 67-year-old German player, is rated 1992. He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and had 5 career breaks: 13 months (2011–2012), 13 months (2013–2014), 16 months (2018–2019), 32 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included) and 17 months (2023–2024). Recent appearance: 35. Offene Doebelner Stadtmeisterschaft 2025. His peak of 2049 was reached at age 54 (Jul 2013).
Current rating
1992
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2049
−57 pts below
Jul 2013 · age 54
Jul 2013 · age 54
Activity
5
games / yr avg.
7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#28,785
#28,785 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+76 Elo)
1892 → 1968
Dec 2024
100 career games
at age 65
Dec 2024
2023
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 1892 → returned at 1968
Jun 2023
2019
Inactive for 32 months
paused at 1960 → returned at 1922
Dec 2019
2018
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 1970 → returned at 1962
Mar 2018
2013
All-time peak 2049
at age 54 · −57 from today
Jul 2013
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+24
1968 → 1992
Tournaments
1
7 games
Score
4.5/ 764.3%
3W3D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4.5/7 | #7 | 2093 | +24.2 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#3,361
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#21,283
in continent
World
#28,784
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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