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Denk, Wolfgang

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FIDEFIDE 1667050· Male· Austria· Born in 1957

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Wolfgang Denk, a 69-year-old Austrian player, is rated 1699. He has slipped back 80 Elo over the past 12 months. 17 rated games in the past year (≈6/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 49.Zuercher Weihnachtsopen Allgemein, Offene NOE Schach-Seniorenmeisterschaft 2025, and 17. Salzkammergut Schachopen 2025 Group C. He had 2 career breaks: 49 months (2018–2022, COVID-19 included) and 19 months (2023–2025). His peak of 1779 was reached at age 67 (Mar 2024).

Current rating

1699

Standard

Rpd1663·Blz1728

All-time high

1779

−80 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 67

Activity

9

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#110,288

#110,288 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

9 entries
2024
Best 12-month gain (+199 Elo)
1580 → 1779
Oct 2024
All-time peak 1779
at age 67 · −80 from today
Mar 2024
2023
Crossed 1600
at age 66
Nov 2023
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 1632 → returned at 1753
Nov 2023
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 66
Nov 2023
2018
Crossed 1500
at age 61
Sep 2018

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Shardul Paricharak 1,930
49.Zuercher Weihnachtsopen Allgemein · Dec 2025 · +5.8 Elo
Evolution
-54
1753 → 1699
Tournaments
2
13 games
Score
4.5/ 1334.6%
3W3D7L

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
49.Zuercher Weihnachtsopen Allgemein
Open Swiss
Dec 20252/7#1231552-34.0
Offene NOE Schach-Seniorenmeisterschaft 2025
Open Swiss
Oct 20252.5/5#411754-20.6
Worst Elo result: 49.Zuercher Weihnachtsopen Allgemein (-34.0 Elo, finished #123).

Rankings

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Austria
#2,443
out of 3,405 players
Europe
#77,388
in continent
World
#110,285
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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World
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3
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4
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5
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2,544
6
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2,507
7
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2,499
8
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9
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10
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Europe
1
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2,841
2
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3
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2,764
4
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2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
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World
1
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2,841
2
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2
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4
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4
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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110285🇦🇹Denk, Wolfgang1,699