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Pfening, Richard

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FIDEFIDE 16227948· Male· Germany· Born in 1990

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Richard Pfening, a 36-year-old German player, is rated 1698 — just 13 short of his peak of 1711 (Mar 2024, age 34). He has fluctuated between 1663 and 1711 over the past 2 years. 19 rated games in the past year (≈6/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 4. Internationales Bruehler Open 2026 B-Turnier, Bergheimer Winter-Open 2025, and Hennefer ELO-Sommeropen 2025. He had 3 career breaks: 12 months (2016–2017), 22 months (2017–2019) and 28 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included).

Current rating

1698

Standard

Rpd1714·Blz—

All-time high

1711

−13 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 34

Activity

9

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

19 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#110,665

#110,665 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

11 entries
2024
Best 12-month gain (+195 Elo)
1516 → 1711
Mar 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 34
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1711
at age 34 · −13 from today
Mar 2024
2022
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 32
Sep 2022
2020
Inactive for 28 months
paused at 1530 → returned at 1566
Feb 2020
2017
Crossed 1500
at age 27
Sep 2017

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Best result
66. Offene Koelner Stadtmeisterschaft
perf 1902 (+204) · 3/6 · #76
Top opponent
vs Marcus, Dr. ter Steeg 1,970
66. Offene Koelner Stadtmeisterschaft · May 2026 · +16.5 Elo
Evolution
-13
1711 → 1698
Tournaments
4
23 games
Score
9.5/ 2341.3%
9W1D13L

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
66. Offene Koelner Stadtmeisterschaft
Open Swiss
May 20263/6#761902+35.2
4. Internationales Bruehler Open 2026 B-Turnier
Open Swiss
Feb 20262/5#891564-18.6
Bergheimer Winter-Open 2025
Open Swiss
Dec 20252.5/4#661984-21.6
Hennefer ELO-Sommeropen 2025
Open Swiss
Aug 20252/4#1011848-6.8
Worst Elo result: Bergheimer Winter-Open 2025 (-21.6 Elo, finished #66).

Rankings

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Germany
#10,503
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#77,630
in continent
World
#110,662
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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