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Wittkowski, Ralf

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FIDEFIDE 12959812· Male· Germany· Born in 1957

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Ralf Wittkowski, a 69-year-old German player, is rated 1708. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 24 months (2017–2019) and 42 months (2019–2023, COVID-19 included). Recent appearance: Rilton U2200 2025-2026. Also played 1 blitz event (including JSCA Rilton Blitz 2026) recently. His peak of 1782 was reached at age 60 (Feb 2017).

Current rating

1708

Standard

Rpd1664·Blz1731

All-time high

1782

−74 pts below
Feb 2017 · age 60

Activity

5

games / yr avg.

9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#107,041

#107,041 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

10 entries
2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 67
Jun 2024
Best 12-month gain (+123 Elo)
1646 → 1769
Mar 2024
2019
Inactive for 42 months
paused at 1742 → returned at 1646
Jul 2019
2017
Inactive for 24 months
paused at 1742 → returned at 1742
Jun 2017
Crossed 1600
at age 60
Feb 2017
Crossed 1500
at age 60
Feb 2017

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Best result
Rilton U2200 2025-2026
perf 1797 (+89) · 4/9 · #85
Top opponent
vs Kim Zafra 1,854
Rilton U2200 2025-2026 · Dec 2025 · +14.0 Elo
Evolution
+27
1681 → 1708
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
4/ 944.4%
4W0D5L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsKim Zafra1,854·Rilton U2200 2025-2026·R2·+14.0
2.[W]vsKjell-Erik Pettersson1,823·Rilton U2200 2025-2026·R6·+13.2
3.[W]vsKasper 2010 Andersson1,785·Rilton U2200 2025-2026·R9·+12.2
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsIoan-Stefan Junc1,805·Rilton U2200 2025-2026·R7·-7.3
2.[L]vsThomas Axelsson1,806·Rilton U2200 2025-2026·R5·-7.3
3.[L]vsFaezeh Pousaneh1,829·Rilton U2200 2025-2026·R4·-6.7

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Rilton U2200 2025-2026
Open Swiss
Dec 20254/9#851797+26.8

Rankings

/
Germany
#10,269
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#75,382
in continent
World
#107,038
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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Europe
1
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2,841
2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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75382🇩🇪Wittkowski, Ralf1,708
World
1
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2,841
2
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2
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6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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9
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