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Gottwald, Siegmar
🇩🇪FIDE 12928631· Male· Germany· Born in 1959
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Siegmar Gottwald, a 67-year-old German player, is rated 1683. He has fluctuated between 1673 and 1766 over the past 2 years. 45 rated games in the past year (≈14/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q6 D, Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q5 D, and Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q4 D. Also played 1 blitz event (including 21. DSAM-Blitzturnier - powered by chessemy) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 24 months (2018–2020) and 48 months (2020–2024, COVID-19 included). His peak of 1941 was reached at age 52 (Sep 2011).
Current rating
1683
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1675
All-time high
1941
−258 pts below
Sep 2011 · age 52
Sep 2011 · age 52
Activity
26
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
42 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#116,085
#116,085 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+122 Elo)
1693 → 1815
Apr 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 65
Mar 2024
2020
Inactive for 48 months
paused at 1693 → returned at 1815
Mar 2020
2018
Inactive for 24 months
paused at 1688 → returned at 1693
Feb 2018
2016
100 career games
at age 57
Feb 2016
2011
Crossed 1800
at age 52
Sep 2011
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-28
1711 → 1683
Tournaments
9
44 games
Score
17/ 4438.6%
14W6D24L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 2.5/5 | #68 | 1743 | +9.8 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1.5/5 | #74 | 1653 | -4.2 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2/4 | #104 | 1724 | -6.0 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1/5 | #78 | 1472 | -30.8 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2/5 | #70 | 1675 | -6.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2.5/5 | #69 | 1738 | +2.6 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3.5/4 | #33 | 2130 | +20.2 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 0/2 | #19 | 1176 | -7.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 2/7 | #49 | 1679 | -6.4 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#10,849
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#80,929
in continent
World
#116,080
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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