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Blasek, Ralph
FM🇩🇪FIDE 4602471· Male· Germany· Born in 1966
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Ralph Blasek, a 60-year-old German FIDE Master, is rated 2175 and sitting in the top 4% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2150 and 2200 for 6 months. 19 rated games in the past year (≈4/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 11, Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 10, and NRW-Klasse Gruppe 4 2025-2026 Maerz 2026. Also played 1 blitz event (including MAG Sommer-Blitz 2025) recently. He had 4 career breaks: 23 months (2001–2003), 47 months (2004–2008), 15 months (2011–2012) and 68 months (2014–2020). His peak of 2300 was reached at age 42 (Jul 2008).
Awarded FM in 2001 (age 35).
Current rating
2175
Standard
Rpd—·Blz2112
All-time high
2300
−125 pts below
Jul 2008 · age 42
Jul 2008 · age 42
Activity
15
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
19 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#9,614 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2026
100 career games
at age 60
Jun 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+37 Elo)
2139 → 2176
Mar 2025
2022
73rd German 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 2239
Apr 2022
2014
Inactive for 68 months
paused at 2235 → returned at 2241
Jun 2014
2011
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 2233 → returned at 2240
May 2011
2008
Crossed 2300
at age 42
Jul 2008
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-3
2178 → 2175
Tournaments
18
19 games
Score
11/ 1957.9%
8W6D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
18 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 1/1 | #8 | 2972 | +10.2 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #549 | 2239 | +2.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #1000 | 1445 | -8.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #66 | 1282 | -12.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #147 | 3052 | +12.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #542 | 2142 | -1.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #43 | 2095 | -4.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #134 | 2604 | +2.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #16 | 2828 | +6.2 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #16 | 2970 | +10.8 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#1,017
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#6,813
in continent
World
#9,614
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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