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Waibel, Ulrich
🇩🇪FIDE 16214048· Male· Germany· Born in 1965
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Ulrich Waibel, a 61-year-old German player, is rated 1643. He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 31 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included) and 13 months (2022–2023). Recent appearance: 42. Offenes Internationales Schachturnier Muenchen B-Turnier. His peak of 1701 was reached at age 59 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1643
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1701
−58 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 59
Mar 2024 · age 59
Activity
5
games / yr avg.
7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#130,264
#130,264 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
9 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+209 Elo)
1492 → 1701
Mar 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 59
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1701
at age 59 · −58 from today
Mar 2024
2023
Crossed 1500
at age 58
Sep 2023
2022
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 1492 → returned at 1502
Jul 2022
2019
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 54
Nov 2019
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-9
1652 → 1643
Tournaments
1
7 games
Score
2.5/ 735.7%
2W1D4L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsMark-Munir Hoedtke1,727·42. Offenes Internationales Schachturnier Muenchen B-Turnier·R6·+12.4
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsAlexander Meissner1,586·42. Offenes Internationales Schachturnier Muenchen B-Turnier·R7·-11.6
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 2.5/7 | #46 | 1608 | -9.0 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#11,453
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#89,122
in continent
World
#130,258
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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