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Wirtjes, Edzard

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FIDEFIDE 16236394· Male· Germany· Born in 1958

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Edzard Wirtjes, a 68-year-old German player, is rated 1689. He has held steady between 1650 and 1700 for 2 years. 18 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 1. Muenster Oster Open - B, 4. Internationales Bruehler Open 2026 B-Turnier, and 27. NordWest-Cup Open B. He had 2 career breaks: 17 months (2017–2018) and 23 months (2024–2026). His peak of 1805 was reached at age 59 (Feb 2017).

Current rating

1689

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1805

−116 pts below
Feb 2017 · age 59

Activity

6

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#113,956

#113,956 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

9 entries
2024
Best 12-month gain (+200 Elo)
1493 → 1693
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 66
Mar 2024
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 1693 → returned at 1687
Mar 2024
2019
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 61
May 2019
2017
Crossed 1800
at age 59
Feb 2017
Crossed 1600
at age 59
Feb 2017

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Colin A Costello 1,909
1. Muenster Oster Open - B · Mar 2026 · +5.6 Elo
Evolution
-4
1693 → 1689
Tournaments
3
19 games
Score
7/ 1936.8%
4W6D9L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsMattis Neumann1,440·27. NordWest-Cup Open B·R5·-16.1
2.[L]vsElina Rabe1,563·27. NordWest-Cup Open B·R6·-13.4
3.[L]vsYelyzaveta Hladeniuk1,706·1. Muenster Oster Open - B·R9·-9.5

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
1. Muenster Oster Open - B
Open Swiss
Mar 20263/9#651703+2.0
4. Internationales Bruehler Open 2026 B-Turnier
Open Swiss
Feb 20262/3#711962+21.8
27. NordWest-Cup Open B
Open Swiss
Jan 20262/6#1171517-28.2
Worst Elo result: 27. NordWest-Cup Open B (-28.2 Elo, finished #117).

Rankings

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Germany
#10,685
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#79,599
in continent
World
#113,952
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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