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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 1663. He has slipped back 48 Elo over the past 12 months. 13 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). His peak of 1711 was reached at age 34 (Mar 2024).

Current rating

1663

Standard

Rpd1714·Blz—

All-time high

1711

−48 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 34

Activity

7

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#122,966

#122,966 · players worldwide · of 216,808

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 · −48 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

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Arwin Mirmoini 1,602
4. Internationales Bruehler Open 2026 B-Turnier · Feb 2026 · +8.2 Elo
Evolution
-48
1711 → 1663
Tournaments
3
17 games
Score
6.5/ 1738.2%
6W1D10L

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
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

/
Germany
#11,072
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#84,963
in continent
World
#122,961
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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