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Kuehlwein, Ralf
🇩🇪FIDE 12941735· Male· Germany· Born in 1957
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Ralf Kuehlwein, a 69-year-old German player, is rated 1728. He has slipped back 40 Elo over the past 12 months. 19 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 51. Alpenpokal 2026, Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q2 C, and 28. Offene Internationale Bayerische Schachmeisterschaft. He took a 45-month break between Apr 2020 and Feb 2024 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 1794 was reached at age 67 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1728
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1794
−66 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 67
Mar 2024 · age 67
Activity
14
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
19 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#99,987
#99,987 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
9 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+143 Elo)
1651 → 1794
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1794
at age 67 · −66 from today
Mar 2024
2020
Inactive for 45 months
paused at 1651 → returned at 1656
Apr 2020
2017
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 60
Sep 2017
2015
Crossed 1600
at age 58
Dec 2015
2014
Crossed 1500
at age 57
Dec 2014
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-40
1768 → 1728
Tournaments
3
19 games
Score
6/ 1931.6%
3W6D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2.5/7 | #23 | 1694 | -9.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 0/3 | #123 | 957 | -30.8 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3.5/9 | #334 | 1769 | -0.2 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#9,604
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#70,859
in continent
World
#99,986
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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