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Brehme, Ralf-Peter
🇩🇪FIDE 24624624· Male· Germany· Born in 1965
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Ralf-Peter Brehme, a 61-year-old German player, is rated 1890. He has slipped back 74 Elo over the past 12 months. 61 rated games in the past year (≈7/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open, 31e Open de Selestat - Tournoi A (plus de 1700), and 12. Claus-Koepke-Gedaechtnispokal 2026. He had 2 career breaks: 102 months (2008–2016) and 57 months (2017–2022, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2026 was reached at age 40 (Apr 2005).
Current rating
1890
Standard
Rpd1910·Blz1947
All-time high
2026
−136 pts below
Apr 2005 · age 40
Apr 2005 · age 40
Activity
32
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
54 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#50,574
#50,574 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2025
100 career games
at age 60
Sep 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+32 Elo)
1920 → 1952
Dec 2024
2017
Inactive for 57 months
paused at 1982 → returned at 1966
Dec 2017
2008
Inactive for 102 months
paused at 1967 → returned at 1973
Apr 2008
2005
Crossed 2000
at age 40
Apr 2005
Crossed 1800
at age 40
Apr 2005
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-58
1948 → 1890
Tournaments
9
55 games
Score
28/ 5550.9%
22W12D21L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4/7 | #24 | 1970 | +12.0 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2/5 | #33 | 1723 | -28.6 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/8 | #657 | 1817 | -24.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5/7 | #10 | 2181 | +49.6 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2/4 | #16 | 1764 | -10.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3/5 | #27 | 1856 | -4.4 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 1.5/6 | #191 | 1763 | -26.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2.5/3 | #131 | 2013 | +4.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4/9 | #129 | 1829 | -29.2 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#5,549
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#37,233
in continent
World
#50,573
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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