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Montag, Ralf

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FIDEFIDE 24689807· Male· Germany· Born in 1961

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Ralf Montag, a 65-year-old German player, is rated 1941. He has slipped back 74 Elo over the past 12 months. 21 rated games in the past year (≈3/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 3. Internationales Schachopen Graal-Mueritz, Chessence Masters Tournament No. 13, and Chessence Masters Tournament No. 12. He had 2 career breaks: 53 months (2012–2016) and 94 months (2017–2025). His peak of 2081 was reached at age 56 (Feb 2017).

Current rating

1941

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2081

−140 pts below
Feb 2017 · age 56

Activity

9

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#38,546

#38,546 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

8 entries
2017
Inactive for 94 months
paused at 2050 → returned at 2015
May 2017
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 56
May 2017
All-time peak 2081
at age 56 · −140 from today
Feb 2017
2012
Inactive for 53 months
paused at 2061 → returned at 2077
May 2012
2009
Crossed 2000
at age 48
Jul 2009
Crossed 1800
at age 48
Jul 2009

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Peter Schmidt 2,040
21. Internationales Rostocker Schach-Open 2025 · Aug 2025 · +1.5 Elo
Evolution
-74
2015 → 1941
Tournaments
4
23 games
Score
10/ 2343.5%
6W8D9L

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
3. Internationales Schachopen Graal-Mueritz
Open Swiss
Mar 20263.5/7#491907-8.6
Chessence Masters Tournament No. 13
Swiss
Feb 20260.5/4#131597-35.2
Chessence Masters Tournament No. 12
Swiss
Dec 20252.5/4#72036-4.4
21. Internationales Rostocker Schach-Open 2025
Open Swiss
Aug 20253.5/6#381968-25.8
Worst Elo result: Chessence Masters Tournament No. 13 (-35.2 Elo, finished #13).

Rankings

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Germany
#4,360
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#28,473
in continent
World
#38,545
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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2,593
8
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2,591
9
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10
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Europe
1
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2,841
2
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2,767
3
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2,764
4
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5
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6
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2,729
7
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8
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2,721
9
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10
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World
1
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2,841
2
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2
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4
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4
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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9
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2,753
9
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38545🇩🇪Montag, Ralf1,941