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Otterbach, Renate
🇺🇸FIDE 2068460· Female· United States of America· Born in 1955
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Renate Otterbach, a 71-year-old American player, is rated 1417. She has slipped back 30 Elo over the past 12 months. 12 rated games in the past year (≈17/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 4th Falconer Memorial Tournament - Under 1600, 2025 Winter Tuesday Night Marathon - Under 1600 Round 4-7, and 2025 Winter Tuesday Night Marathon - Under 1600 Round 1-3. Also played 1 blitz event (including GM Sam Shankland Special Blitz) recently. She took a 29-month break between Apr 2020 and Oct 2022 (COVID-19 included). Her peak of 1495 was reached at age 69 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1417
Standard
Rpd1552·Blz1471
All-time high
1495
−78 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 69
Mar 2024 · age 69
Activity
14
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#213,855
#213,855 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+334 Elo)
1161 → 1495
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 69
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1200
at age 69
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1495
at age 69 · −78 from today
Mar 2024
2020
Inactive for 29 months
paused at 1240 → returned at 1224
Apr 2020
2017
100 career games
at age 62
Mar 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-14
1431 → 1417
Tournaments
3
14 games
Score
1/ 147.1%
3W0D11L
Top 2 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 0/2 | #13 | 820 | -10.2 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #22 | 716 | -7.6 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 1/3 | #14 | 1492 | +4.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsDavid Olson
🇺🇸USA·1450
+5 −5 =1
11 games·last met May 2025
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vsMichael Hilliard
🇺🇸USA·1563
+1 −9 =0
10 games·last met Nov 2022
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vsClarence Harris
🇺🇸USA·1519
+1 −9 =0
10 games·last met Oct 2017
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vsJerry Simpkins
🇺🇸USA·1722
+1 −7 =0
8 games·last met Apr 2019
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vsNick Casares
🇺🇸USA
+1 −6 =0
7 games·last met Dec 2024
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Rankings
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United States of America
#5,011
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#25,113
in continent
World
#213,422
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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