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Wirth, Volker

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FIDEFIDE 16275829· Male· Germany· Born in 1954

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Volker Wirth, a 72-year-old German player, is rated 1752 — just 24 short of his peak of 1776 (Feb 2025, age 71). He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and took a 47-month break between Feb 2020 and Feb 2024 (COVID-19 included). Recent appearance: 36. Staufer Open B.

Current rating

1752

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1776

−24 pts below
Feb 2025 · age 71

Activity

6

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#91,911

#91,911 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

9 entries
2025
All-time peak 1776
at age 71 · −24 from today
Feb 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+162 Elo)
1612 → 1774
Mar 2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 70
Feb 2024
2020
Inactive for 47 months
paused at 1612 → returned at 1624
Feb 2020
2019
Crossed 1600
at age 65
Feb 2019
Crossed 1500
at age 65
Feb 2019

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Best result
36. Staufer Open B
perf 1852 (+100) · 4.5/7 · #209
Top opponent
vs Ferdinand Wonisch 1,787
36. Staufer Open B · Jan 2026 · +1.0 Elo
Evolution
-24
1776 → 1752
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
4.5/ 950.0%
3W3D3L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsVladimir Stepanek1,678·36. Staufer Open B·R6·+7.9
2.[D]vsFerdinand Wonisch1,787·36. Staufer Open B·R9·+1.0
3.[D]vsNorbert Klipsch1,777·36. Staufer Open B·R8·+0.7
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsLyonel Jensch1,734·36. Staufer Open B·R4·-10.5
2.[L]vsThomas Gomer1,857·36. Staufer Open B·R1·-7.1
3.[L]vsThorsten Weist1,873·36. Staufer Open B·R3·-6.7

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
36. Staufer Open B
Open Swiss
Jan 20264.5/7#2091852-24.4
Worst Elo result: 36. Staufer Open B (-24.4 Elo, finished #209).

Rankings

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Germany
#9,134
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#65,697
in continent
World
#91,909
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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