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Ludwig, Siegfried
🇩🇪FIDE 24671452· Male· Germany· Born in 1944
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Siegfried Ludwig, a 82-year-old German player, is rated 1568. He has slipped back 94 Elo over the past 12 months. 13 rated games in the past year (≈19/year long-term). Recent appearances: 10. Offene BW Senioren-Einzelmeisterschaft 2025 and Deutsche Senioreneinzelmeisterschaft 2025 over 65. He took a 13-month break between Nov 2021 and Jan 2023. His peak of 1723 was reached at age 64 (Jan 2008).
Current rating
1568
Standard
Rpd1679·Blz1712
All-time high
1723
−155 pts below
Jan 2008 · age 64
Jan 2008 · age 64
Activity
10
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#159,319
#159,319 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+186 Elo)
1518 → 1704
Jun 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 80
Mar 2024
2021
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 1540 → returned at 1538
Nov 2021
2017
Re-crossed 1600
at age 73
Jul 2017
2012
100 career games
at age 68
Jan 2012
2008
Crossed 1600
at age 64
Jan 2008
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-35
1603 → 1568
Tournaments
1
5 games
Score
0/ 50.0%
0W0D5L
Top wins
No standard wins or draws in the last 12 months.
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 0/5 | #143 | 923 | -35.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsHenning Geibel
🇩🇪GER·1505
+8 −2 =0
10 games·last met Jul 2021
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vsMarianne Graffenberger
🇩🇪GER·1561
+2 −5 =1
8 games·last met Oct 2024
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vsGudrun Girod
🇩🇪GER·1568
+2 −0 =3
5 games·last met May 2019
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vsInge Rollwitz
🇩🇪GER·1588
+5 −0 =0
5 games·last met Dec 2018
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vsEgbert Ludwig
🇩🇪GER·1659
+1 −2 =2
5 games·last met Nov 2010
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Rankings
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Germany
#12,921
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#104,744
in continent
World
#159,303
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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