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Kaemper, Ralph
🇩🇪FIDE 12961710· Male· Germany· Born in 1969
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Ralph Kaemper, a 57-year-old German player, is rated 1937. He has slipped back 49 Elo over the past 12 months. 18 rated games in the past year (≈4/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include NRW-Mannschaftspokal 2026 April, grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open, and NRW-Klasse Gruppe 4 2025-2026 Februar 2026. He took a 15-month break between Jun 2024 and Oct 2025. His peak of 2046 was reached at age 54 (Apr 2023).
Current rating
1937
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1907
All-time high
2046
−109 pts below
Apr 2023 · age 54
Apr 2023 · age 54
Activity
8
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#39,434
#39,434 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
7 entries2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 57
Jun 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 56
Nov 2025
2024
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 1986 → returned at 1985
Jun 2024
2023
All-time peak 2046
at age 54 · −109 from today
Apr 2023
2022
Crossed 2000
at age 53
Dec 2022
Crossed 1800
at age 53
Dec 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-49
1986 → 1937
Tournaments
9
18 games
Score
8/ 1844.4%
5W6D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 0/1 | #59 | 1173 | -19.2 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #66 | 2676 | +14.0 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3/9 | #801 | 1900 | -44.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1.5/2 | #19 | 2081 | +10.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #39 | 1816 | -8.8 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #23 | 2065 | +4.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #70 | 1141 | -23.6 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #10 | 2757 | +18.4 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0.5/1 | #25 | 1974 | -0.8 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#4,446
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#29,128
in continent
World
#39,433
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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