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Meyer, Ralf, Dr.

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FIDEFIDE 24656062· Male· Canada· Born in 1966

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Ralf, Dr. Meyer, a 60-year-old Canadian player, is rated 1581. He is on a steady climb with +32 Elo over the past 12 months. 15 rated games in the past year (≈5/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Collingwood Somborac Chess Festival U1900, Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q5 E, and 2025 Hamilton Halloween U1800. Also played 1 blitz event (including 21. DSAM-Blitzturnier - powered by chessemy) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 41 months (2019–2023, COVID-19 included) and 12 months (2024–2025). His peak of 1626 was reached at age 60 (Apr 2026).

Competes for Canada since Nov 2025.

Current rating

1581

Standard

Rpd—·Blz1563

All-time high

1626

−45 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 60

Activity

6

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#154,284

#154,284 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

12 entries
2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 60
Jun 2026
33rd Canadian 55-60 player
at age 60 · rated 1626
May 2026
Crossed 1600
at age 60
Apr 2026
All-time peak 1626
at age 60 · −45 from today
Apr 2026
2025
Switched federation: GER → CAN
at age 59
Nov 2025
2024
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1549 → returned at 1584
Nov 2024

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Stefan Kanzler-Multhauf 1,716
Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q5 E · Mar 2026 · +25.1 Elo
Evolution
+32
1549 → 1581
Tournaments
4
20 games
Score
8.5/ 2042.5%
8W1D11L

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 Ontario Open U1800
Swiss
May 20260.5/5#481204-45.0
2026 Collingwood Somborac Chess Festival U1900
Swiss
May 20263/5#7—0.0
Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q5 E
Open Swiss
Mar 20263/3#502516+41.6
2025 Hamilton Halloween U1800
Swiss
Nov 20252/2#7—+35.2
Worst Elo result: 2026 Ontario Open U1800 (-45.0 Elo, finished #48).

Rankings

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Canada
#1,358
out of 1,900 players
Americas
#18,961
in continent
World
#154,269
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Canada
1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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6
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2,454
8
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9
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10
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2,414
...
1358🇨🇦Meyer, Ralf, Dr.1,581
Americas
1
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2,792
1
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3
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4
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2,742
5
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2,732
6
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2,724
7
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2,696
7
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2,696
9
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2,656
10
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2,653
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18961🇨🇦Meyer, Ralf, Dr.1,581
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
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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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154269🇨🇦Meyer, Ralf, Dr.1,581