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Voelker, Horst

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FIDEFIDE 24684244· Male· Germany· Born in 1956

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Horst Voelker, a 70-year-old German player, is rated 1862. He has held steady between 1850 and 1900 for 14 months. 18 rated games in the past year (≈3/year long-term). Recent appearances: Berliner Einzelmeisterschaft 2026 Qualifikationsturnier and Lichtenberger Sommer 2025. He had 2 career breaks: 13 months (2010–2011) and 165 months (2011–2025). His peak of 1912 was reached at age 68 (Mar 2024).

Current rating

1862

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1912

−50 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 68

Activity

9

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#58,058

#58,058 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

7 entries
2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 69
Oct 2025
2024
All-time peak 1912
at age 68 · −50 from today
Mar 2024
2011
Inactive for 165 months
paused at 1854 → returned at 1878
Jul 2011
2010
Crossed 1800
at age 54
May 2010
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 1859 → returned at 1854
May 2010
First FIDE rating
1859 · at age 54
May 2010

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Frank Niehaus 2,139
Lichtenberger Sommer 2025 · Aug 2025 · +6.2 Elo
Evolution
-16
1878 → 1862
Tournaments
2
18 games
Score
8.5/ 1847.2%
4W9D5L

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Berliner Einzelmeisterschaft 2026 Qualifikationsturnier
Open Swiss
Apr 20264.5/9#261768-27.2
Lichtenberger Sommer 2025
Open Swiss
Aug 20254/9#1141899+8.8
Worst Elo result: Berliner Einzelmeisterschaft 2026 Qualifikationsturnier (-27.2 Elo, finished #26).

Rankings

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Germany
#6,258
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#42,543
in continent
World
#58,057
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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6
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7
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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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9
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10
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1
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2
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7
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8
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