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Westerhoff, Ralf

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FIDEFIDE 16271378· Male· Germany· Born in 1978

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Ralf Westerhoff, a 48-year-old German player, is rated 1654. He has slipped back 50 Elo over the past 12 months. 28 rated games in the past year (≈21/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 27. NordWest-Cup Open As, Niedersachsen Landeseinzelmeisterschaft 2026 B-Open, and 8. Schach-Open Leer 2025 B-Turnier. Also played 2 rapid events (including Werder Bremen Rapid-Open 2026) recently. He took a 32-month break between Nov 2019 and Aug 2022 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 1707 was reached at age 47 (Feb 2025).

Current rating

1654

Standard

Rpd1707·Blz1620

All-time high

1707

−53 pts below
Feb 2025 · age 47

Activity

30

games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo

28 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#126,229

#126,229 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

11 entries
2025
All-time peak 1707
at age 47 · −53 from today
Feb 2025
2024
100 career games
at age 46
Dec 2024
Best 12-month gain (+230 Elo)
1468 → 1698
Mar 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 46
Mar 2024
2023
Re-crossed 1500
at age 45
Dec 2023
2022
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 44
Nov 2022

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
27. NordWest-Cup Open As
perf 1757 (+103) · 1.5/5 · #75
Top opponent
vs Burkhard Kern 1,926
Itzehoer Schach-Open 2025 · May 2025 · +15.8 Elo
Evolution
-50
1704 → 1654
Tournaments
6
37 games
Score
14.5/ 3739.2%
13W3D21L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsLukas Suberski1,512·8. Schach-Open Leer 2025 B-Turnier·R2·-14.4
2.[L]vsAhmad Abo Azrek1,545·4. Kurt Pape-Open Gruppe B·R6·-13.5
3.[L]vsWilliam Kandora1,570·Itzehoer Schach-Open 2025·R7·-13.5

Last 12 months — tournaments

6 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
27. NordWest-Cup Open As
Open Swiss
Jan 20261.5/5#751757+8.8
Niedersachsen Landeseinzelmeisterschaft 2026 B-Open
Open Swiss
Jan 20262/6#791615-30.6
8. Schach-Open Leer 2025 B-Turnier
Open Swiss
Oct 20254/5#141730+6.4
Bezirkseinzelmeisterschaft SBOO 2025
Open Swiss
Sep 20251/1#542922-1.6
4. Kurt Pape-Open Gruppe B
Open Swiss
Aug 20253.5/4#531910-23.2
Worst Elo result: Niedersachsen Landeseinzelmeisterschaft 2026 B-Open (-30.6 Elo, finished #79).

Rankings

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Germany
#11,235
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#86,860
in continent
World
#126,223
out of 400,000+

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