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Wolter, Kai, Dr.
FM🇩🇪FIDE 4605292· Male· Germany· Born in 1969
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Kai, Dr. Wolter, a 57-year-old German FIDE Master, is rated 2205 and sitting in the top 4% of players worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +31 Elo over the past 12 months. 17 rated games in the past year (≈15/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Oberliga NRW 2025-2026 April 2026, NRW-Mannschaftspokal 2026 April, and NRW-Viererpokal 2025 Juli 2025. Also played 2 rapid (including NRW-Schnellschacheinzelmeisterschaft 2025) and 2 blitz events (including Deutsche Senioren-Blitzeinzelmeisterschaft 2025 over 50) recently. His peak of 2331 was reached at age 50 (Jun 2019).
Awarded FM in 2001 (age 32).
Current rating
2205
Standard
Rpd2115·Blz2135
All-time high
2331
−126 pts below
Jun 2019 · age 50
Jun 2019 · age 50
Activity
21
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
17 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#7,882 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
16 entries2026
93rd German 55-60 player
at age 57 · rated 2205
May 2026
Re-crossed 2200
at age 57
May 2026
2020
51st German 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 2312
Oct 2020
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 2312 → returned at 2283
Apr 2020
2019
49th German 45-50 player
at age 50 · rated 2331
Aug 2019
All-time peak 2331
at age 50 · −126 from today
Jun 2019
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
+18
2187 → 2205
Tournaments
9
15 games
Score
8/ 1553.3%
4W8D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/2 | #32 | 2207 | +0.6 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1.5/2 | #14 | 2352 | +8.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/2 | #22 | 2399 | +11.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #42 | 2228 | +2.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #84 | 2283 | +2.8 |
Hot streak: 5 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
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Germany
#820
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#5,518
in continent
World
#7,882
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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