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Witt, Alexander
🇩🇪FIDE 16254279· Male· Germany· Born in 1952
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Alexander Witt, a 74-year-old German player, is rated 1615 — just 27 short of his peak of 1642 (Mar 2024, age 72). He has held steady between 1600 and 1650 for 2 years. 34 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 41. Internationales Boeblinger Open B, Schach-Open Seniorenfoerderkreis 2025 UE 65, and Marburger Schachtage 2025 B-Open. He took a 33-month break between Sep 2019 and Jul 2022 (COVID-19 included).
Current rating
1615
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1642
−27 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 72
Mar 2024 · age 72
Activity
23
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
29 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#141,283
#141,283 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2026
100 career games
at age 74
Jun 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+221 Elo)
1417 → 1638
Aug 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 72
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 72
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1642
at age 72 · −27 from today
Mar 2024
2023
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 71
Jul 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+9
1606 → 1615
Tournaments
5
35 games
Score
14/ 3540.0%
10W8D17L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 1.5/4 | #175 | 1583 | -15.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3/4 | #129 | 1850 | -8.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2.5/7 | #42 | 1658 | +1.4 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3.5/5 | #39 | 1874 | +13.6 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3.5/9 | #58 | 1687 | +14.0 |
Worst Elo result: 39. Internationale Hasslocher Schachtage 2026 B-Turnier (-15.4 Elo, finished #175).
Rankings
/
Germany
#12,175
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#95,269
in continent
World
#141,274
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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