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Meyer, Ralf, Dr.
🇨🇦FIDE 24656062· Male· Canada· Born in 1966
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Ralf, Dr. Meyer, a 60-year-old Canadian player, is rated 1626 — his current career high. He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 41 months (2019–2023, COVID-19 included) and 12 months (2024–2025). Recent appearances: 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.
Competes for Canada since Nov 2025.
Current rating
1626
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1563
All-time high
1626
at best
Apr 2026 · age 60
Apr 2026 · age 60
Activity
4
games / yr avg.
5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#136,568
#136,568 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
11 entries2026
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
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
Best 12-month gain (+259 Elo)
1317 → 1576
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+77
1549 → 1626
Tournaments
2
10 games
Score
5/ 1050.0%
5W0D5L
Top 2 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3/3 | #50 | 2516 | +41.6 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2/2 | #7 | — | +35.2 |
Rankings
/
Canada
#1,198
out of 1,861 players
Americas
#16,816
in continent
World
#136,560
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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