Format
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Freier, Werner, Dr.
🇩🇪FIDE 12932558· Male· Germany· Born in 1962
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Werner, Dr. Freier, a 64-year-old German player, is rated 1914 — just 30 short of his peak of 1944 (Sep 2025, age 63). He has fluctuated between 1897 and 1944 over the past 2 years. 20 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q6 B, Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Dagvierkampen, and Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Weekendvierkampen.
Current rating
1914
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1944
−30 pts below
Sep 2025 · age 63
Sep 2025 · age 63
Activity
12
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
20 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#44,698
#44,698 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2025
All-time peak 1944
at age 63 · −30 from today
Sep 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+37 Elo)
1905 → 1942
Mar 2024
2021
100 career games
at age 59
Sep 2021
2020
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 1909 → returned at 1928
Feb 2020
2015
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 53
Sep 2015
2014
Crossed 1800
at age 52
Sep 2014
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-17
1931 → 1914
Tournaments
5
22 games
Score
9.5/ 2243.2%
6W7D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2.5/5 | #33 | 2025 | +17.4 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 1.5/3 | #82 | 1860 | -4.6 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 1/3 | #287 | 1749 | -13.6 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 1/5 | #58 | 1707 | -29.4 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3.5/4 | #53 | 2207 | +13.0 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#4,962
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#32,969
in continent
World
#44,697
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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