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Brand, Volkmar

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FIDEFIDE 34635068· Male· Germany· Born in 1954

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Volkmar Brand, a 72-year-old German player, is rated 1948. He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months) and took a 41-month break between Dec 2022 and Jun 2026. His peak of 1987 was reached at age 70 (Mar 2024).

Current rating

1948

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1987

−39 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 70

Activity

2

games / yr avg.

5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#37,058

#37,058 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

4 entries
2024
All-time peak 1987
at age 70 · −39 from today
Mar 2024
2022
Crossed 1800
at age 68
Dec 2022
Inactive for 41 months
paused at 1978 → returned at 1948
Dec 2022
First FIDE rating
1978 · at age 68
Dec 2022

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Paul Hanisch 1,851
1. Heidenauer Schach-Open · Apr 2026 · +14.6 Elo
Evolution
-39
1987 → 1948
Tournaments
1
6 games
Score
3.5/ 658.3%
3W1D2L
Top 2 wins
1.[W]vsPaul Hanisch1,851·1. Heidenauer Schach-Open·R1·+14.6
2.[W]vsHans-Joerg Rossberg1,676·1. Heidenauer Schach-Open·R4·+6.9
Top 2 losses
1.[L]vsThomas Scholze1,713·1. Heidenauer Schach-Open·R3·-31.8
2.[L]vsCliff WichmannIM2,250·1. Heidenauer Schach-Open·R2·-6.0

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
1. Heidenauer Schach-Open
Open Swiss
Apr 20263.5/5#231945-38.8
Worst Elo result: 1. Heidenauer Schach-Open (-38.8 Elo, finished #23).

Rankings

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Germany
#4,219
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#27,392
in continent
World
#37,057
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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4219🇩🇪Brand, Volkmar1,948
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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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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8
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9
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10
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27392🇩🇪Brand, Volkmar1,948
World
1
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2
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2
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6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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9
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9
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37057🇩🇪Brand, Volkmar1,948