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WB
Walther, Bernd
🇩🇪FIDE 26027291· Male· Germany· Born in 1956
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Bernd Walther, a 70-year-old German player, is rated 1786 — just 22 short of his peak of 1808 (Mar 2024, age 68). He plays occasionally (3 games in the last 12 months) and took a 22-month break between May 2024 and Apr 2026. Recent appearances: Team 2026 - Nationale 3 r7-9 and Team 2026 - EST Mars. Also played 1 blitz event (including Deutsche Jugendmeisterschaft 2025 Blitzturnier UE14) recently.
Current rating
1786
Standard
Rpd1744·Blz1693
All-time high
1808
−22 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 68
Mar 2024 · age 68
Activity
3
games / yr avg.
3 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#80,665
#80,665 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
8 entries2024
Inactive for 22 months
paused at 1801 → returned at 1786
May 2024
Best 12-month gain (+137 Elo)
1671 → 1808
Apr 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 68
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1808
at age 68 · −22 from today
Mar 2024
2022
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 66
Mar 2022
2017
Crossed 1600
at age 61
May 2017
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
-15
1801 → 1786
Tournaments
2
3 games
Score
1/ 333.3%
0W2D1L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/2 | #1267 | 1582 | -11.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #188 | 1658 | -3.8 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#8,107
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#58,168
in continent
World
#80,664
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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