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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

#91,757

#91,757 · players worldwide · of 216,808

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

Last 12 months — 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
#8,994
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#65,580
in continent
World
#91,756
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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