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Sandkamp, Ralph
🇩🇪FIDE 4608011· Male· Germany· Born in 1960
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Ralph Sandkamp, a 66-year-old German player, is rated 2147 and sitting in the top 5% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 17 months (2004–2005), 20 months (2011–2013) and 15 months (2015–2016). Recent appearances: NRW-Klasse Gruppe 3 2025-2026 Maerz 2026 and XIV. Unser Fritz-Open 2025 mit Einzelmeisterschaft SV Ruhrgebiet. His peak of 2347 was reached at age 43 (Jul 2003).
Earned a IM norm at Bundesliga 1998.
Current rating
2147
Standard
Rpd—·Blz2318
All-time high
2347
−200 pts below
Jul 2003 · age 43
Jul 2003 · age 43
Activity
12
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 5%
#11,463 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
20 entries2026
49th German 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 2183
Jan 2026
2024
37th German 60-65 player
at age 64 · rated 2262
May 2024
2018
100 career games
at age 58
Oct 2018
2017
Best 12-month gain (+33 Elo)
2280 → 2313
Oct 2017
18th German 55-60 player
at age 57 · rated 2311
Aug 2017
Re-crossed 2300
at age 57
May 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-32
2179 → 2147
Tournaments
5
7 games
Score
3/ 742.9%
2W2D3L
Top 2 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #23 | 1793 | -8.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/2 | #89 | 1301 | -24.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #34 | 2026 | -4.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #19 | 2736 | +4.0 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 1/2 | #71 | 1832 | -16.0 |
Rankings
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Germany
#1,256
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#8,215
in continent
World
#11,463
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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