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Frombach, Ralf
🇩🇪FIDE 24605603· Male· Germany· Born in 1977
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Ralf Frombach, a 49-year-old German player, is rated 2187 and sitting in the top 4% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 28 months (2015–2017), 41 months (2018–2021, COVID-19 included) and 14 months (2022–2023). Recent appearance: NRW-Klasse Gruppe 1 2025-2026 Maerz 2026. His peak of 2240 was reached at age 34 (May 2011).
Current rating
2187
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2240
−53 pts below
May 2011 · age 34
May 2011 · age 34
Activity
7
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 4%
#8,858 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
18 entries2023
58th German 45-50 player
at age 46 · rated 2217
Nov 2023
Re-crossed 2200
at age 46
Oct 2023
2022
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 2199 → returned at 2209
Jul 2022
62nd German 40-45 player
at age 45 · rated 2220
Mar 2022
2018
Inactive for 41 months
paused at 2226 → returned at 2227
Jun 2018
Re-crossed 2200
at age 41
Feb 2018
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+16
2171 → 2187
Tournaments
7
8 games
Score
5.5/ 868.8%
4W3D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #15 | 2867 | +6.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/2 | #74 | 1929 | -14.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #38 | 2034 | -4.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #12 | 3012 | +10.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #22 | 2860 | +6.8 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#921
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#6,235
in continent
World
#8,858
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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