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Ploetz, Werner, Dr.

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FIDEFIDE 4606027· Male· Germany· Born in 1955

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Werner, Dr. Ploetz, a 71-year-old German player, is rated 2153 and sitting in the top 5% of players worldwide. He has slipped back 56 Elo over the past 12 months. 35 rated games in the past year (≈3/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 36. Staufer Open A, 28. Offene Internationale Bayerische Schachmeisterschaft, and 42. Offenes Internationales Schachturnier Muenchen A-Turnier. He took a 254-month break between Jul 2001 and Oct 2022. His peak of 2255 was reached at age 46 (Jan 2001).

Current rating

2153

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2255

−102 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 46

Activity

21

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

35 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

Top 5%

#11,052 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

8 entries
2026
28th German 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 2153
May 2026
2023
21st German 65-70 player
at age 68 · rated 2232
Nov 2023
2001
Inactive for 254 months
paused at 2250 → returned at 2249
Jul 2001
Crossed 2200
at age 46
Jan 2001
Crossed 2100
at age 46
Jan 2001
All-time peak 2255
at age 46 · −102 from today
Jan 2001

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Spyridon SkembrisGM 2,310
36. Staufer Open A · Jan 2026 · +4.2 Elo
Evolution
-56
2209 → 2153
Tournaments
4
35 games
Score
21.5/ 3561.4%
15W13D7L

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
36. Staufer Open A
Open Swiss
Jan 20265/9#1122164+3.0
28. Offene Internationale Bayerische Schachmeisterschaft
Open Swiss
Nov 20256/9#292098-13.4
42. Offenes Internationales Schachturnier Muenchen A-Turnier
Open Swiss
Sep 20256/9#52123-8.4
9. Int. Bodenseeopen 2025
Open Swiss
May 20254.5/8#411982-37.6
Worst Elo result: 9. Int. Bodenseeopen 2025 (-37.6 Elo, finished #41).

Rankings

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Germany
#1,216
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#7,909
in continent
World
#11,052
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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3
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3
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5
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6
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2,620
7
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2,593
8
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2,592
9
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10
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2,587
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Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
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2,759
3
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2,759
5
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6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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2,717
10
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World
1
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2,840
2
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3
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4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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11052🇩🇪Ploetz, Werner, Dr.2,153