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Valenta, Richard

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FIDEFIDE 24687162· Male· Germany· Born in 1990

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Richard Valenta, a 36-year-old German player, is rated 1954. He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 21 months (2010–2012), 18 months (2012–2014) and 48 months (2020–2024, COVID-19 included). Recent appearance: Krefelder Weihnachts-Open 2025. His peak of 1997 was reached at age 28 (May 2018).

Current rating

1954

Standard

Rpd—·Blz2006

All-time high

1997

−43 pts below
May 2018 · age 28

Activity

4

games / yr avg.

5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#35,853

#35,853 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

9 entries
2020
Inactive for 48 months
paused at 1914 → returned at 1948
Feb 2020
2018
All-time peak 1997
at age 28 · −43 from today
May 2018
2017
100 career games
at age 27
May 2017
2016
Best 12-month gain (+82 Elo)
1813 → 1895
Jun 2016
2014
Crossed 1800
at age 24
Oct 2014
2012
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 1749 → returned at 1779
Oct 2012

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
Krefelder Weihnachts-Open 2025
perf 2659 (+705) · 5/5 · #43
Top opponent
vs Emil Kirchner 1,852
Krefelder Weihnachts-Open 2025 · Dec 2025 · +7.1 Elo
Evolution
-2
1956 → 1954
Tournaments
1
7 games
Score
5/ 771.4%
5W0D2L
Top 2 losses
1.[L]vsMoritz Buss1,839·Krefelder Weihnachts-Open 2025·R4·-13.2
2.[L]vsThomas HuesmannFM2,162·Krefelder Weihnachts-Open 2025·R3·-4.6

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Krefelder Weihnachts-Open 2025
Open Swiss
Dec 20255/5#432659-2.4

Rankings

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Germany
#4,100
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#26,499
in continent
World
#35,853
out of 400,000+

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