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Mensch, Wolfgang, Dr.
🇩🇪FIDE 24696196· Male· Germany· Born in 1956
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Wolfgang, Dr. Mensch, a 70-year-old German player, is rated 1820 — just 23 short of his peak of 1843 (Nov 2011, age 55). He plays occasionally (4 games in the last 12 months) and had 4 career breaks: 45 months (2014–2017), 56 months (2017–2022, COVID-19 included), 14 months (2023–2024) and 18 months (2024–2026).
Current rating
1820
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1843
−23 pts below
Nov 2011 · age 55
Nov 2011 · age 55
Activity
5
games / yr avg.
4 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#70,155
#70,155 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2024
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 1813 → returned at 1820
Nov 2024
Best 12-month gain (+109 Elo)
1731 → 1840
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 68
Mar 2024
2023
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 1734 → returned at 1813
Aug 2023
2017
Inactive for 56 months
paused at 1756 → returned at 1756
Dec 2017
2014
Re-crossed 1800
at age 58
Feb 2014
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+7
1813 → 1820
Tournaments
1
4 games
Score
2.5/ 462.5%
2W1D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 2.5/4 | #71 | 1880 | +7.4 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#7,380
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#51,005
in continent
World
#70,154
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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