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Walch, Roger

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FIDEFIDE 24644099· Male· Germany· Born in 1953

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Roger Walch, a 73-year-old German player, is rated 1732. He has slipped back 72 Elo over the past 12 months. 11 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Mittelfraenkischer Schachkongress 2026 Nebenturnier, Kreismeisterschaft Mittelfranken Mitte 2026, and Bezirkseinzelmeisterschaft Mittelfranken 2025 B. He had 3 career breaks: 14 months (2013–2014), 27 months (2015–2018) and 35 months (2020–2023, COVID-19 included). His peak of 1804 was reached at age 72 (Feb 2025).

Current rating

1732

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1804

−72 pts below
Feb 2025 · age 72

Activity

7

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#98,793

#98,793 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

10 entries
2025
Best 12-month gain (+133 Elo)
1671 → 1804
Feb 2025
All-time peak 1804
at age 72 · −72 from today
Feb 2025
2024
Crossed 1800
at age 71
Mar 2024
2020
Inactive for 35 months
paused at 1693 → returned at 1671
Feb 2020
2015
Inactive for 27 months
paused at 1701 → returned at 1698
Oct 2015
2013
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 1740 → returned at 1761
Jul 2013

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Best result
Kreismeisterschaft Mittelfranken Mitte 2026
perf 1930 (+171) · 3.5/5 · #51
Top opponent
vs Ralph Martick 1,767
Kreismeisterschaft Mittelfranken Mitte 2026 · Jan 2026 · +0.2 Elo
Evolution
-72
1804 → 1732
Tournaments
2
10 games
Score
3.5/ 1035.0%
3W1D6L

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Mittelfraenkischer Schachkongress 2026 Nebenturnier
Swiss
May 20260/2#27808-27.6
Kreismeisterschaft Mittelfranken Mitte 2026
Open Swiss
Jan 20263.5/5#511930-19.8
Worst Elo result: Mittelfraenkischer Schachkongress 2026 Nebenturnier (-27.6 Elo, finished #27).

Rankings

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Germany
#9,648
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#70,127
in continent
World
#98,791
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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2,591
9
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10
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9648🇩🇪Walch, Roger1,732
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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2,767
3
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2,764
4
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2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
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70127🇩🇪Walch, Roger1,732
World
1
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2,841
2
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2
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4
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4
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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98791🇩🇪Walch, Roger1,732