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Zickler, Ralf
🇩🇪FIDE 34603760· Male· Germany· Born in 1961
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Ralf Zickler, a 65-year-old German player, is rated 1660 — just 22 short of his peak of 1682 (Jun 2024, age 63). He has held steady between 1650 and 1700 for 2 years. 23 rated games in the past year (≈17/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 22. Rheinhausener Meisterschaft, Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q6 E, and Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q5 E.
Current rating
1660
Standard
Rpd1729·Blz—
All-time high
1682
−22 pts below
Jun 2024 · age 63
Jun 2024 · age 63
Activity
16
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
19 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#124,455
#124,455 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2025
Best 12-month gain (+180 Elo)
1483 → 1663
Feb 2025
2024
All-time peak 1682
at age 63 · −22 from today
Jun 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 63
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 63
Mar 2024
2023
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 62
Feb 2023
2021
Crossed 1600
at age 60
Aug 2021
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-1
1661 → 1660
Tournaments
3
17 games
Score
8.5/ 1750.0%
5W7D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3/4 | #36 | 2057 | -2.6 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3/5 | #20 | 1745 | +12.0 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2.5/4 | #45 | 1658 | -9.8 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#11,319
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#85,840
in continent
World
#124,449
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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