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Ptak, Ferdinand
🇩🇪FIDE 12958549· Male· Germany· Born in 1985
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Ferdinand Ptak, a 41-year-old German player, is rated 2074 — just 2 short of his peak of 2076 (Jan 2026, age 41) and sitting in the top 8% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2050 and 2100 for 21 months. 10 rated games in the past year (≈4/year long-term). Recent appearance: Oberliga Baden-Wuerttemberg 2025-2026 Maerz 2026. He had 2 career breaks: 77 months (2015–2021) and 16 months (2023–2024).
Current rating
2074
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2076
−2 pts below
Jan 2026 · age 41
Jan 2026 · age 41
Activity
5
games / yr avg.
10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 8%
#17,969 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2026
All-time peak 2076
at age 41 · −2 from today
Jan 2026
2023
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 2046 → returned at 2055
May 2023
2022
Best 12-month gain (+68 Elo)
2002 → 2070
Jul 2022
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 37
Jul 2022
2015
Crossed 2000
at age 30
May 2015
Inactive for 77 months
paused at 2002 → returned at 2012
May 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+15
2059 → 2074
Tournaments
6
10 games
Score
4.5/ 1045.0%
1W7D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #53 | 2194 | +3.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/3 | #68 | 2046 | -2.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/2 | #69 | 2019 | -2.8 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/2 | #37 | 2152 | +4.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #1 | 2929 | +12.0 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0.5/1 | #82 | 2098 | +1.0 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#2,066
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#13,138
in continent
World
#17,969
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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