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Golder, Waldemar
🇩🇪FIDE 24633100· Male· Germany· Born in 1987
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Waldemar Golder, a 39-year-old German player, is rated 2060 and sitting in the top 9% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 104 months (2006–2015) and 19 months (2019–2020, COVID-19 included). Recent appearance: Landesliga Bayern Sued 2025-2026 Maerz 2026. Also played 1 rapid (including Bayerische Schnellschach-Mannschaftsmeisterschaft 2025 Oberliga) and 1 blitz events (including Oberbayerische Blitzschach-Mannschaftsmeisterschaft 2025-2026) recently. His peak of 2138 was reached at age 31 (Jun 2018).
Current rating
2060
Standard
Rpd1998·Blz2054
All-time high
2138
−78 pts below
Jun 2018 · age 31
Jun 2018 · age 31
Activity
10
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 9%
#19,594 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2021
Re-crossed 2100
at age 34
Oct 2021
100 career games
at age 34
Oct 2021
2019
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 2107 → returned at 2093
Feb 2019
2018
All-time peak 2138
at age 31 · −78 from today
Jun 2018
2017
Crossed 2100
at age 30
Oct 2017
2015
Best 12-month gain (+181 Elo)
1897 → 2078
Sep 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+13
2047 → 2060
Tournaments
5
7 games
Score
3.5/ 750.0%
1W5D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #20 | 3047 | +15.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #34 | 2095 | +2.8 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #70 | 1340 | -7.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #43 | 2112 | +1.8 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/2 | #41 | 2068 | +1.2 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#2,273
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#14,358
in continent
World
#19,594
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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