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Hein, Ralf
🇩🇪FIDE 16219473· Male· Germany· Born in 1954
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Ralf Hein, a 72-year-old German player, is rated 2006 — his current career high. He is on a steady climb with +42 Elo over the past 12 months. 20 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Luxembourg Team Championship 25-26 Round 10, Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q5 B, and Luxembourg Team Championship 25-26 Round 8-9. Also played 1 rapid (including 29. Echternacher Open) and 2 blitz events (including 21. DSAM-Blitzturnier - powered by chessemy) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 17 months (2016–2017), 51 months (2018–2022, COVID-19 included) and 12 months (2023–2024).
Current rating
2006
Standard
Rpd1943·Blz1940
All-time high
2006
at best
Jun 2026 · age 72
Jun 2026 · age 72
Activity
21
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
19 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#26,565
#26,565 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2026
Crossed 2000
at age 72
Jun 2026
All-time peak 2006
at age 72
Jun 2026
2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 70
Feb 2024
2023
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1930 → returned at 1990
Jan 2023
2022
Best 12-month gain (+66 Elo)
1905 → 1971
Sep 2022
2018
Inactive for 51 months
paused at 1905 → returned at 1971
May 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+42
1964 → 2006
Tournaments
9
19 games
Score
10.5/ 1955.3%
7W7D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 2.5/5 | #35 | 2066 | +9.2 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #77 | 2165 | +4.6 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2.5/5 | #57 | 1957 | -3.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/2 | #18 | 2223 | +14.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #129 | 1535 | -2.6 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #6 | 2412 | +1.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/2 | #96 | 2062 | +4.0 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0.5/1 | #67 | 2111 | +4.0 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1/1 | #1 | 2758 | +9.8 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#3,096
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#19,622
in continent
World
#26,565
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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