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Bierwald, Martin

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FIDEFIDE 12926108· Male· Germany· Born in 1950

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Martin Bierwald, a 76-year-old German player, is rated 1606. He has held steady between 1600 and 1650 for 6 months. 33 rated games in the past year (≈17/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 4. Nestorenturnier 2026, Schach-Open Seniorenfoerderkreis 2025 UE 75, and 19. Offene Senioreneinzelmeisterschaft Schleswig-Holstein. He took a 22-month break between Dec 2014 and Nov 2016. His peak of 1735 was reached at age 63 (Jun 2013).

Current rating

1606

Standard

Rpd—·Blz1685

All-time high

1735

−129 pts below
Jun 2013 · age 63

Activity

35

games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo

33 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#144,100

#144,100 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

13 entries
2025
Re-crossed 1600
at age 75
Dec 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+186 Elo)
1489 → 1675
Dec 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 74
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 74
Mar 2024
2022
100 career games
at age 72
Sep 2022
2017
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 67
Oct 2017

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Rolf Hunold 1,976
4. Nestorenturnier 2026 · Mar 2026 · +7.9 Elo
Evolution
-20
1626 → 1606
Tournaments
4
33 games
Score
10.5/ 3331.8%
1W19D13L

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
4. Nestorenturnier 2026
Swiss
Mar 20263.5/9#281654+5.4
Schach-Open Seniorenfoerderkreis 2025 UE 75
Swiss
Nov 20252/6#241635+4.0
19. Offene Senioreneinzelmeisterschaft Schleswig-Holstein
Open Swiss
Oct 20252.5/9#2021553-15.2
Deutsche Senioreneinzelmeisterschaft 2025 over 65
Open Swiss
Jun 20252.5/9#1471572-14.4
Worst Elo result: 19. Offene Senioreneinzelmeisterschaft Schleswig-Holstein (-15.2 Elo, finished #202).

Rankings

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Germany
#12,079
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#96,722
in continent
World
#144,088
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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1
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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12079🇩🇪Bierwald, Martin1,606
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
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2,759
3
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5
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6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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10
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World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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4
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5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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144088🇩🇪Bierwald, Martin1,606