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Waagener, Ulrich
🇩🇪FIDE 4604601· Male· Germany· Born in 1953
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Ulrich Waagener, a 73-year-old German player, is rated 2092 and sitting in the top 7% of players worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +29 Elo over the past 12 months. 23 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include NRW-Klasse Gruppe 4 2025-2026 Maerz 2026, NRW-Liga Gruppe 2 2025-2026 Januar 2026, and Offene Solinger Stadtmeisterschaft 2025 Dezember. Also played 2 rapid events (including Offene Solinger Schnellschach-Stadtmeisterschaft 2025) recently. He had 5 career breaks: 107 months (2003–2012), 15 months (2012–2013), 15 months (2013–2014), 12 months (2015–2016) and 13 months (2018–2019). His peak of 2290 was reached at age 48 (Jan 2001).
Current rating
2092
Standard
Rpd1969·Blz2051
All-time high
2290
−198 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 48
Jan 2001 · age 48
Activity
26
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
23 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 7%
#16,135 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
19 entries2024
61st German 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 2082
Oct 2024
2023
Re-crossed 2100
at age 70
Nov 2023
76th German 65-70 player
at age 70 · rated 2123
Aug 2023
2021
Best 12-month gain (+37 Elo)
2077 → 2114
Sep 2021
Re-crossed 2100
at age 68
Sep 2021
2020
100 career games
at age 67
Sep 2020
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+29
2063 → 2092
Tournaments
12
23 games
Score
15.5/ 2367.4%
12W7D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
top 10 of 12| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #41 | 2079 | -0.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1.5/2 | #18 | 2140 | +2.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #12 | 2850 | +9.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #2 | 2771 | +7.2 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #4 | 2782 | +7.8 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#1,847
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#11,745
in continent
World
#16,135
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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