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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

#113,684

#113,684 · players worldwide · of 216,808

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

Last 12 months — 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
#10,504
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#79,428
in continent
World
#113,681
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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