Format
RR
Richter, Ruediger
🇩🇪FIDE 24610780· Male· Germany· Born in 1962
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Ruediger Richter, a 64-year-old German player, is rated 1939 — just 12 short of his peak of 1951 (Feb 2017, age 55). He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and had 7 career breaks: 14 months (2005–2006), 17 months (2006–2007), 23 months (2010–2012), 24 months (2013–2015), 18 months (2015–2016), 12 months (2018–2019) and 13 months (2022–2023). Recent appearance: 19. Offene Senioreneinzelmeisterschaft Schleswig-Holstein.
Current rating
1939
Standard
Rpd1878·Blz—
All-time high
1951
−12 pts below
Feb 2017 · age 55
Feb 2017 · age 55
Activity
14
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#38,981
#38,981 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+87 Elo)
1857 → 1944
Nov 2024
2023
100 career games
at age 61
Jun 2023
2022
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 1869 → returned at 1858
Apr 2022
2018
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1886 → returned at 1869
Feb 2018
2017
All-time peak 1951
at age 55 · −12 from today
Feb 2017
2015
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 1905 → returned at 1924
Feb 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+18
1921 → 1939
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
4.5/ 950.0%
3W3D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4.5/9 | #115 | 1992 | +17.8 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#4,399
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#28,794
in continent
World
#38,980
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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