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Stehning, Ralf
🇩🇪FIDE 12936359· Male· Germany· Born in 1971
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Ralf Stehning, a 55-year-old German player, is rated 1819. He has slipped back 54 Elo over the past 12 months. 33 rated games in the past year (≈12/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 36. Staufer Open B, Marburger Schachtage 2025 A-Open, and 34. Wiesbadener Schlosspark-Open 2025. Also played 1 blitz event (including Heuchelheimer Winterblitz 2026) recently. He took a 36-month break between Jan 2020 and Feb 2023 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 1993 was reached at age 44 (Nov 2015).
Current rating
1819
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1795
All-time high
1993
−174 pts below
Nov 2015 · age 44
Nov 2015 · age 44
Activity
28
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
33 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#70,455
#70,455 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2026
Re-crossed 1800
at age 55
Feb 2026
2025
100 career games
at age 54
Jul 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+97 Elo)
1818 → 1915
Sep 2024
2020
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 49
Jan 2020
Inactive for 36 months
paused at 1864 → returned at 1850
Jan 2020
2015
Crossed 1800
at age 44
Nov 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-58
1877 → 1819
Tournaments
5
36 games
Score
16.5/ 3645.8%
13W7D16L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 6/9 | #31 | 1916 | +32.6 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2.5/6 | #134 | 1853 | -12.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 1.5/5 | #191 | 1678 | -48.4 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 2.5/7 | #67 | 1718 | -30.6 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 4/6 | #87 | 2021 | +3.6 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#7,412
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#51,199
in continent
World
#70,454
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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