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Wachinger, Guenther
FM🇩🇪FIDE 4604261· Male· Germany· Born in 1952
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Guenther Wachinger, a 74-year-old German FIDE Master, is rated 2179 and sitting in the top 4% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 23 months (2003–2005) and 30 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included). Recent standard appearances include Tiroler Landesliga 2025-2026 Round 7-8, Tiroler Landesliga 2025-2026 Round 5-6, and Tiroler Landesliga 2025-2026 Round 3-4. His peak of 2263 was reached at age 51 (Jan 2003).
Awarded FM in 2001 (age 49).
Current rating
2179
Standard
Rpd2176·Blz2212
All-time high
2263
−84 pts below
Jan 2003 · age 51
Jan 2003 · age 51
Activity
5
games / yr avg.
7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 4%
#9,341 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
18 entries2023
70th 70-75 player worldwide
at age 71 · rated 2233
Jun 2023
2022
23rd German 65-70 player
at age 70 · rated 2218
Sep 2022
2019
Inactive for 30 months
paused at 2215 → returned at 2218
Dec 2019
Re-crossed 2200
at age 67
Apr 2019
2017
Re-crossed 2200
at age 65
Jan 2017
2013
26th German 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 2244
Nov 2013
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+5
2174 → 2179
Tournaments
4
7 games
Score
5/ 771.4%
4W2D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/2 | #47 | 1871 | -15.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #21 | 2895 | +7.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 2/2 | #1 | 2735 | +7.4 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1.5/2 | #11 | 2280 | +7.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsChristoph Kondrak
🇦🇹AUT·2020
+2 −1 =3
6 games·last met Jan 2025
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vsJohann Eberharter
🇦🇹AUT·2015
+1 −1 =3
5 games·last met Jan 2025
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vsNorbert KranewitterCM
🇦🇹AUT·1970
+4 −0 =1
5 games·last met Feb 2020
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vsWolfgang Wetscher
🇦🇹AUT·1959
+5 −0 =0
5 games·last met Feb 2020
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Rankings
/
Germany
#973
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#6,599
in continent
World
#9,341
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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