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Koch, Ralf-Johannes

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FIDEFIDE 24670219· Male· Germany· Born in 1960

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Ralf-Johannes Koch, a 66-year-old German player, is rated 1799. He has slipped back 56 Elo over the past 12 months. 13 rated games in the past year (≈17/year long-term). Recent appearances: 1. Itzehoer Chess-Cup Gruppe A and 37. Kieler Open 2025. His peak of 1944 was reached at age 47 (Oct 2007).

Current rating

1799

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1944

−145 pts below
Oct 2007 · age 47

Activity

10

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#76,663

#76,663 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

9 entries
2026
Re-crossed 1800
at age 66
Feb 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+143 Elo)
1712 → 1855
Dec 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 64
Mar 2024
2020
Inactive for 20 months
paused at 1723 → returned at 1736
Feb 2020
2015
100 career games
at age 55
Feb 2015
2007
Crossed 1800
at age 47
Oct 2007

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Lennart Schneider 1,861
1. Itzehoer Chess-Cup Gruppe A · Oct 2025 · +1.8 Elo
Evolution
-56
1855 → 1799
Tournaments
2
14 games
Score
5/ 1435.7%
3W4D7L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsElof Cordts1,749·37. Kieler Open 2025·R3·+8.0
2.[W]vsAndreas Kohler1,615·37. Kieler Open 2025·R1·+4.7
3.[D]vsLennart Schneider1,861·1. Itzehoer Chess-Cup Gruppe A·R3·+1.8
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsFlemming Thomsen1,714·37. Kieler Open 2025·R6·-13.0
2.[L]vsSimon Sturm1,779·37. Kieler Open 2025·R9·-11.2
3.[L]vsTure Jablonski1,793·37. Kieler Open 2025·R5·-10.8

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
1. Itzehoer Chess-Cup Gruppe A
Open Swiss
Oct 20251/5#541639-21.8
37. Kieler Open 2025
Open Swiss
Aug 20254/8#791804-33.6
Worst Elo result: 37. Kieler Open 2025 (-33.6 Elo, finished #79).

Rankings

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Germany
#7,816
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#55,479
in continent
World
#76,663
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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Europe
1
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2
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3
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3
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5
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6
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7
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8
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2,717
8
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10
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World
1
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2,840
2
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6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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9
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10
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