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Bender, Wolfgang

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FIDEFIDE 24606340· Male· Germany· Born in 1971

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Wolfgang Bender, a 55-year-old German player, is rated 1888. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and had 5 career breaks: 14 months (2007–2009), 13 months (2009–2010), 33 months (2011–2014), 47 months (2014–2018) and 42 months (2018–2022, COVID-19 included). Recent appearances: Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q4 C and Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q1 C. Also played 1 rapid event (including Jakob-Staudt-Gedaechnisturnier 2025) recently. His peak of 2000 was reached at age 36 (Jan 2007).

Current rating

1888

Standard

Rpd1913·Blz1923

All-time high

2000

−112 pts below
Jan 2007 · age 36

Activity

10

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#51,127

#51,127 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

11 entries
2025
Best 12-month gain (+84 Elo)
1837 → 1921
Feb 2025
2018
Inactive for 42 months
paused at 1938 → returned at 1905
Dec 2018
2014
Inactive for 47 months
paused at 1942 → returned at 1964
May 2014
2011
Inactive for 33 months
paused at 1961 → returned at 1942
Jul 2011
2009
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 1961 → returned at 1952
Jan 2009
2007
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 1978 → returned at 1961
Oct 2007

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Helmut Kessler 1,899
Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q4 C · Jan 2026 · +0.3 Elo
Evolution
-33
1921 → 1888
Tournaments
2
9 games
Score
3.5/ 938.9%
1W5D3L

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q4 C
Open Swiss
Jan 20262.5/4#331974+10.8
Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q1 C
Open Swiss
Nov 20251/5#571576-44.2
Worst Elo result: Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q1 C (-44.2 Elo, finished #57).

Rankings

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Germany
#5,579
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#37,605
in continent
World
#51,127
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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World
Germany
1
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3
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2,645
3
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2,645
5
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2,635
6
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2,620
7
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2,593
8
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2,592
9
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2,591
10
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2,587
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Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
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2,759
3
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2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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2,717
10
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2,708
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World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
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2,754
10
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2,753
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51127🇩🇪Bender, Wolfgang1,888