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Wahls, Matthias
GM🇩🇪FIDE 4600070· Male· Germany· Born in 1968
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Matthias Wahls, a 58-year-old German Grandmaster, is rated 2516 and ranked 26th among German players, and 473rd worldwide. He has held steady between 2500 and 2525 for 16 months. 10 rated games in the past year (≈3/year long-term). Recent appearance: Landesliga Hamburg 2025-2026 April 2026. He took a 195-month break between Jul 2006 and Nov 2022. His peak of 2580 was reached at age 33 (Jul 2001, World #146 at the time).
Awarded GM in 2001 (age 33).
Current rating
2516
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2580
−64 pts below
Jul 2001 · age 33
Jul 2001 · age 33
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#26
#26 · German players · of 14,156
Career timeline
10 entries2026
9th 55-60 player worldwide
at age 58 · rated 2520
Mar 2026
2022
13th 50-55 player worldwide
at age 54 · rated 2544
Dec 2022
2006
Inactive for 195 months
paused at 2543 → returned at 2544
Jul 2006
2001
Peak World rank: #146
at age 33 · rated 2580
Jul 2001
All-time peak 2580
at age 33 · −64 from today
Jul 2001
Peak German rank: #7
at age 33 · rated 2568
Jan 2001
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+2
2514 → 2516
Tournaments
7
8 games
Score
7/ 887.5%
6W2D0L
Top 3 wins
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1.5/2 | #8 | 2412 | -0.7 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #55 | 2330 | -2.5 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #7 | 2871 | +0.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #12 | 2899 | +0.8 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #8 | 2812 | +0.8 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #7 | 2976 | +1.2 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1/1 | #23 | 3020 | +1.5 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#26
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#276
in continent
World
#473
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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