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Foerster, Wolfgang
🇩🇪FIDE 12966355· Male· Germany· Born in 1956
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Wolfgang Foerster, a 70-year-old German player, is rated 1653. He plays occasionally (4 games in the last 12 months) and had 4 career breaks: 19 months (2014–2015), 60 months (2017–2022, COVID-19 included), 15 months (2022–2024) and 12 months (2024–2025). Recent appearance: 42. Offenes Internationales Schachturnier Muenchen B-Turnier. His peak of 1692 was reached at age 68 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1653
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1692
−39 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 68
Mar 2024 · age 68
Activity
4
games / yr avg.
4 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#127,077
#127,077 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+195 Elo)
1487 → 1682
Sep 2024
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1682 → returned at 1653
Sep 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 68
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 68
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1692
at age 68 · −39 from today
Mar 2024
2022
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 1487 → returned at 1679
Dec 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-29
1682 → 1653
Tournaments
1
4 games
Score
0.5/ 412.5%
0W1D3L
Top 1 win
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsAmirabbas Ahmadi Niri1,436·42. Offenes Internationales Schachturnier Muenchen B-Turnier·R4·-15.5
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 0.5/4 | #56 | 1348 | -29.2 |
Worst Elo result: 42. Offenes Internationales Schachturnier Muenchen B-Turnier (-29.2 Elo, finished #56).
Rankings
/
Germany
#11,460
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#87,355
in continent
World
#127,071
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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