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Linker, Walter
🇩🇪FIDE 24619280· Male· Germany· Born in 1962
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Walter Linker, a 64-year-old German player, is rated 2021. He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 12 months (2015–2016) and 27 months (2023–2025). Recent appearance: NRW-Klasse Gruppe 1 2025-2026 Maerz 2026. His peak of 2179 was reached at age 48 (Jul 2010).
Current rating
2021
Standard
Rpd—·Blz2039
All-time high
2179
−158 pts below
Jul 2010 · age 48
Jul 2010 · age 48
Activity
2
games / yr avg.
7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#24,429
#24,429 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2023
Inactive for 27 months
paused at 2023 → returned at 2023
Jun 2023
100 career games
at age 61
Jun 2023
2017
Re-crossed 2100
at age 55
Nov 2017
2016
Re-crossed 2100
at age 54
May 2016
2015
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 2096 → returned at 2105
Apr 2015
2014
Re-crossed 2100
at age 52
Jun 2014
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-2
2023 → 2021
Tournaments
7
8 games
Score
3.5/ 843.8%
1W6D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 1/1 | #10 | 2750 | +8.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #50 | 1966 | -1.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #48 | 1982 | -1.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #34 | 1962 | -1.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #52 | 2035 | +0.6 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0/1 | #37 | 1326 | -7.2 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0.5/1 | #39 | 2035 | +0.4 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#2,834
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#18,014
in continent
World
#24,429
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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