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Wolf, Richard
🇩🇪FIDE 12942030· Male· Germany· Born in 1958
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Richard Wolf, a 68-year-old German player, is rated 1978. He has held steady between 1950 and 2000 for 7 months. 26 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include 1. Binzer Senioren-Open 2025, 28. Offene Internationale Bayerische Schachmeisterschaft, and 19. Offene Senioreneinzelmeisterschaft Schleswig-Holstein. His peak of 2013 was reached at age 67 (Nov 2025).
Current rating
1978
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2013
−35 pts below
Nov 2025 · age 67
Nov 2025 · age 67
Activity
27
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
26 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#31,128
#31,128 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
6 entries2025
Best 12-month gain (+88 Elo)
1925 → 2013
Nov 2025
Crossed 2000
at age 67
Nov 2025
All-time peak 2013
at age 67 · −35 from today
Nov 2025
2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 66
Jan 2024
2023
Crossed 1800
at age 65
Jan 2023
First FIDE rating
1905 · at age 65
Jan 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-17
1995 → 1978
Tournaments
3
26 games
Score
14/ 2653.8%
7W14D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsGottfried SchumacherFM2,129·19. Offene Senioreneinzelmeisterschaft Schleswig-Holstein·R9·-6.8
2.[L]vsChristian, Dr. ClemensFM2,149·19. Offene Senioreneinzelmeisterschaft Schleswig-Holstein·R8·-6.3
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5/9 | #48 | 1983 | -6.6 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4/8 | #261 | 1882 | -27.8 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5/9 | #71 | 2064 | +17.8 |
Worst Elo result: 28. Offene Internationale Bayerische Schachmeisterschaft (-27.8 Elo, finished #261).
Rankings
/
Germany
#3,625
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#23,008
in continent
World
#31,127
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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