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Riefner, Edwin
🇩🇪FIDE 4607465· Male· Germany· Born in 1954
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Edwin Riefner, a 72-year-old German player, is rated 2191 and sitting in the top 4% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 29 months (2011–2013), 16 months (2017–2018) and 78 months (2019–2025). Recent appearance: Oberliga Wuerttemberg 2025-2026 April 2026. His peak of 2283 was reached at age 61 (Oct 2015).
Current rating
2191
Standard
Rpd2237·Blz—
All-time high
2283
−92 pts below
Oct 2015 · age 61
Oct 2015 · age 61
Activity
2
games / yr avg.
6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 4%
#8,674 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2025
68th 70-75 player worldwide
at age 71 · rated 2226
Dec 2025
2020
21st German 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 2244
Apr 2020
2019
Inactive for 78 months
paused at 2244 → returned at 2226
May 2019
100 career games
at age 65
Feb 2019
2017
19th German 60-65 player
at age 63 · rated 2272
Dec 2017
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 2272 → returned at 2262
May 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-53
2244 → 2191
Tournaments
5
6 games
Score
1.5/ 625.0%
1W1D4L
Top 1 win
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #61 | 1425 | -9.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/2 | #73 | 1231 | -30.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #43 | 2114 | -3.2 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #19 | 2913 | +7.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #60 | 1080 | -18.0 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#899
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#6,103
in continent
World
#8,674
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Germany
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