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Seibel, Wilhelm
🇩🇪FIDE 12954063· Male· Germany· Born in 1952
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Wilhelm Seibel, a 74-year-old German player, is rated 1897. He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 12 months (2015–2016) and 104 months (2016–2025). Recent standard appearances include 78. Heilbronner Stadtmeisterschaft 2025 Oktober, 78. Heilbronner Stadtmeisterschaft 2025 September, and 78. Heilbronner Stadtmeisterschaft 2025 Juli. His peak of 1965 was reached at age 61 (Aug 2013).
Current rating
1897
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1965
−68 pts below
Aug 2013 · age 61
Aug 2013 · age 61
Activity
2
games / yr avg.
5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#48,854
#48,854 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
7 entries2016
Inactive for 104 months
paused at 1838 → returned at 1900
Sep 2016
2015
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1877 → returned at 1838
Aug 2015
2013
K-factor lowered to 15
at age 61
Oct 2013
All-time peak 1965
at age 61 · −68 from today
Aug 2013
Crossed 1800
at age 61
May 2013
First FIDE rating
1952 · at age 61
May 2013
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-12
1909 → 1897
Tournaments
4
5 games
Score
1.5/ 530.0%
1W1D3L
Top 1 win
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 0.5/1 | #6 | 1619 | -6.8 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 0/1 | #5 | 1536 | -1.6 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 1/1 | #1 | 2420 | +3.2 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 0/1 | #8 | 1244 | -6.4 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#5,367
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#35,993
in continent
World
#48,853
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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