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Muedder, Rafael
🇩🇪FIDE 16220390· Male· Germany· Born in 1969
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Rafael Muedder, a 57-year-old German player, is rated 2053 — just 15 short of his peak of 2068 (Feb 2023, age 54) and sitting in the top 9% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and took a 17-month break between May 2024 and Nov 2025. Recent appearance: EUROPEAN INDIVIDUAL SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - OPEN cat. 50 plus.
Current rating
2053
Standard
Rpd1984·Blz2012
All-time high
2068
−15 pts below
Feb 2023 · age 54
Feb 2023 · age 54
Activity
5
games / yr avg.
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 9%
#20,420 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2025
100 career games
at age 56
Nov 2025
2024
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 2056 → returned at 2053
May 2024
2023
All-time peak 2068
at age 54 · −15 from today
Feb 2023
2022
Best 12-month gain (+53 Elo)
1999 → 2052
Jul 2022
2021
Re-crossed 2000
at age 52
Dec 2021
2018
Re-crossed 2000
at age 49
Dec 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-3
2056 → 2053
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
3.5/ 938.9%
1W5D3L
Top 3 wins
2.[D]vsThrostur ThorhallssonGM2,391·EUROPEAN INDIVIDUAL SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - OPEN cat. 50 plus·R1·+7.5
Top 3 losses
3.[L]vsUffe Vinter-SchouIM2,291·EUROPEAN INDIVIDUAL SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - OPEN cat. 50 plus·R5·-4.1
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3.5/9 | #46 | 2057 | -3.0 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#2,383
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#14,986
in continent
World
#20,420
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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