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Maass, Walter
🇩🇪FIDE 16228456· Male· Germany· Born in 1960
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Walter Maass, a 66-year-old German player, is rated 2012. He has slipped back 31 Elo over the past 12 months. 43 rated games in the past year (≈15/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Team 2026 - Nationale 2 r7-9, Saarlaendische Seniorenmeisterschaft 2026 Maerz 2026, and Team 2026 - EST Janvier. Also played 1 rapid (including Jakob-Staudt-Gedaechnisturnier 2025) and 1 blitz events (including Saarlaendische Blitz-Mannschaftsmeisterschaft 2026) recently. He took a 58-month break between Mar 2020 and Feb 2025 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 2054 was reached at age 60 (Mar 2020).
Current rating
2012
Standard
Rpd1993·Blz1971
All-time high
2054
−42 pts below
Mar 2020 · age 60
Mar 2020 · age 60
Activity
17
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
43 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#25,678
#25,678 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2026
Re-crossed 2000
at age 66
Mar 2026
Re-crossed 2000
at age 66
Jan 2026
2025
100 career games
at age 65
Aug 2025
2020
Best 12-month gain (+83 Elo)
1971 → 2054
Mar 2020
All-time peak 2054
at age 60 · −42 from today
Mar 2020
Inactive for 58 months
paused at 2054 → returned at 2043
Mar 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+27
1985 → 2012
Tournaments
11
36 games
Score
20.5/ 3656.9%
14W13D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/2 | #812 | 1418 | -11.2 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #2 | 2663 | +6.0 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4/4 | #1 | 2681 | +27.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #440 | 1296 | -7.4 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1.5/2 | #2 | 1977 | -1.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #211 | 1860 | -3.8 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #365 | 2925 | +13.6 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4.5/7 | #10 | 2035 | +16.2 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3/7 | #13 | 1902 | -17.2 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0.5/1 | #332 | 1951 | -1.0 |
Worst Elo result: Offene Saarlaendische Einzelmeisterschaften 2025 Meisterturnier (-17.2 Elo, finished #13).
Rankings
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Germany
#2,998
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#18,965
in continent
World
#25,678
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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