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Ettel, Ralf
🇩🇪FIDE 16257146· Male· Germany· Born in 1964
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Ralf Ettel, a 62-year-old German player, is rated 1628. He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months) and took a 26-month break between Feb 2020 and May 2022 (COVID-19 included). Recent appearance: Berliner Einzelmeisterschaft 2026 Qualifikationsturnier. Also played 5 rapid (including 24. Offenes Schnellturnier der Schachfreunde Berlin 1903) and 1 blitz events (including Bundesliga-Blitzturnier des NSV 2026 2. Vorrunde) recently. His peak of 1709 was reached at age 60 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1628
Standard
Rpd1613·Blz1580
All-time high
1709
−81 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 60
Mar 2024 · age 60
Activity
11
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
5 past 12 mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#136,398
#136,398 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2026
100 career games
at age 62
May 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+189 Elo)
1520 → 1709
Mar 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 60
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1709
at age 60 · −81 from today
Mar 2024
2022
Re-crossed 1500
at age 58
May 2022
2020
Inactive for 26 months
paused at 1495 → returned at 1520
Feb 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-39
1667 → 1628
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
2.5/ 927.8%
2W1D6L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2.5/5 | #108 | 1673 | -39.0 |
Worst Elo result: Berliner Einzelmeisterschaft 2026 Qualifikationsturnier (-39.0 Elo, finished #108).
Most-Played Opponents
vsVincent Schubert
🇩🇪GER·1619
+4 −8 =3
15 games·last met Nov 2022
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vsMarkus Zelanti
🇩🇪GER·1733
+1 −9 =1
11 games·last met Nov 2019
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vsJan-Daniel Wierzbicki
🇫🇮FIN·2022
+1 −8 =0
9 games·last met Feb 2020
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vsMichael Ziems
🇩🇪GER·1887
+0 −8 =0
8 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsHans Blaesing
🇩🇪GER
+0 −6 =1
7 games·last met Nov 2022
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Rankings
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Germany
#11,930
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#92,557
in continent
World
#136,390
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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