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Bierwald, Martin
🇩🇪FIDE 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 7 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
Jun 2013 · age 63
Activity
35
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
33 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#144,704
#144,704 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2025
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
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-6
1612 → 1606
Tournaments
3
24 games
Score
8/ 2433.3%
1W14D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3.5/9 | #28 | 1654 | +5.4 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2/6 | #24 | 1635 | +4.0 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2.5/9 | #202 | 1553 | -15.2 |
Worst Elo result: 19. Offene Senioreneinzelmeisterschaft Schleswig-Holstein (-15.2 Elo, finished #202).
Most-Played Opponents
vsUrsula Schumacher
🇩🇪GER·1542
+0 −1 =4
5 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsHelga Semisch
🇩🇪GER·1479
+0 −0 =5
5 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsGudrun Girod
🇩🇪GER·1568
+0 −0 =5
5 games·last met Mar 2025
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vsHenning Geibel
🇩🇪GER·1505
+0 −0 =5
5 games·last met Mar 2025
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Rankings
/
Germany
#12,317
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#97,084
in continent
World
#144,692
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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