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Von Otte, Wilhelm

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FIDEFIDE 24628891· Male· Germany· Born in 1956

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Wilhelm Von Otte, a 70-year-old German player, is rated 1949. He has slipped back 35 Elo over the past 12 months. 23 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open, 21. Internationales Rostocker Schach-Open 2025, and 12. Potsdamer Sommeropen. He had 6 career breaks: 13 months (2008–2009), 20 months (2012–2014), 23 months (2014–2016), 34 months (2016–2019), 48 months (2020–2024, COVID-19 included) and 12 months (2024–2025). His peak of 2119 was reached at age 63 (Sep 2019).

Current rating

1949

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2119

−170 pts below
Sep 2019 · age 63

Activity

13

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

23 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#36,905

#36,905 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

15 entries
2024
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1984 → returned at 1974
Jun 2024
2022
93rd German 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 2103
Jan 2022
2020
Inactive for 48 months
paused at 2103 → returned at 2076
Feb 2020
2019
All-time peak 2119
at age 63 · −170 from today
Sep 2019
2016
Crossed 2100
at age 60
Oct 2016
Inactive for 34 months
paused at 2115 → returned at 2119
Oct 2016

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Jad Besou 1,857
grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open · Apr 2026 · +7.4 Elo
Evolution
-35
1984 → 1949
Tournaments
3
23 games
Score
15/ 2365.2%
11W8D4L

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open
Open Swiss
Apr 20266.5/9#621968+6.0
21. Internationales Rostocker Schach-Open 2025
Open Swiss
Aug 20254/7#241782-31.4
12. Potsdamer Sommeropen
Open Swiss
May 20254.5/7#221904-10.4
Worst Elo result: 21. Internationales Rostocker Schach-Open 2025 (-31.4 Elo, finished #24).

Rankings

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Germany
#4,198
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#27,279
in continent
World
#36,905
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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10
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Europe
1
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7
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8
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1
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2
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7
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