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Ledermann, Wolfgang
🇨🇭FIDE 1312472· Male· Switzerland· Born in 1944
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Wolfgang Ledermann, a 82-year-old Swiss player, is rated 1780. He has slipped back 61 Elo over the past 12 months. 26 rated games in the past year (≈4/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 3, SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 2, and SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 1. He had 7 career breaks: 19 months (2008–2009), 17 months (2009–2011), 53 months (2011–2015), 16 months (2015–2017), 18 months (2017–2018), 21 months (2022–2024) and 14 months (2024–2025). His peak of 2003 was reached at age 63 (Jan 2007).
Current rating
1780
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2003
−223 pts below
Jan 2007 · age 63
Jan 2007 · age 63
Activity
10
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
25 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#82,627
#82,627 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
20 entries2025
25th Swiss 80+ player
at age 81 · rated 1841
Aug 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+67 Elo)
1780 → 1847
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 80
Mar 2024
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 1745 → returned at 1837
Feb 2024
2022
Inactive for 21 months
paused at 1780 → returned at 1745
Apr 2022
2020
12th Swiss 75-80 player
at age 76 · rated 1812
Oct 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-61
1841 → 1780
Tournaments
14
29 games
Score
11/ 2937.9%
10W6D13L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
14 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 3/7 | #61 | 1711 | -15.4 |
Team | May 2026 | 1/1 | #383 | 2441 | +6.0 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #404 | 2253 | +2.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #827 | 1720 | -2.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #24 | 1301 | -3.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #17 | — | -10.4 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #11 | 1628 | -11.0 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #11 | 1733 | -3.0 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #11 | — | -1.8 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2/3 | #2 | 1921 | +7.6 |
Worst Elo result: Nordwestschw. Einzelmeisterschaft 2025 - Kat A round 2-3 (-25.8 Elo, finished #19).
Rankings
/
Switzerland
#1,537
out of 3,528 players
Europe
#59,534
in continent
World
#82,625
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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