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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 1644. He has slipped back 60 Elo over the past 12 months. 39 rated games in the past year (≈22/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Rudolf-Teschner-Gedenkturnier 2026, 27. NordWest-Cup Open As, and Niedersachsen Landeseinzelmeisterschaft 2026 B-Open. Also played 1 rapid event (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

1644

Standard

Rpd1707·Blz1620

All-time high

1707

−63 pts below
Feb 2025 · age 47

Activity

31

games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo

39 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#130,454

#130,454 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

11 entries
2025
All-time peak 1707
at age 47 · −63 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

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

Activity & highlights

Best result
27. NordWest-Cup Open As
perf 1757 (+103) · 1.5/5 · #75
Top opponent
vs Markus Klein 1,902
27. NordWest-Cup Open As · Jan 2026 · +16.1 Elo
Evolution
-51
1695 → 1644
Tournaments
7
49 games
Score
19/ 4938.8%
20W4D25L

Last 12 months — tournaments

7 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Rudolf-Teschner-Gedenkturnier 2026
Open Swiss
May 20263/7#861644-4.8
5. Blankenese Open
Open Swiss
Apr 20264/4#992405-5.6
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
#11,649
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#89,280
in continent
World
#130,448
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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