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WC
Wichmann, Cliff
IM🇩🇪FIDE 4616090· Male· Germany· Born in 1971
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Cliff Wichmann, a 55-year-old German International Master, is rated 2251 and sitting in the top 4% of German players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He has slipped back 32 Elo over the past 12 months. 58 rated games in the past year (≈51/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include XL. Aeskulap-Open, 3. Internationales Schachopen Graal-Mueritz, and 2. Bundesliga Sued 2025-2026 Maerz 2026. Also played 1 blitz event (including Spandauer Weihnachts-Blitz 2025) recently. His peak of 2402 was reached at age 36 (Jan 2007).
Awarded IM in 2011 (age 40) and FM in 2003 (age 32).
Current rating
2251
Standard
Rpd2264·Blz2336
All-time high
2402
−151 pts below
Jan 2007 · age 36
Jan 2007 · age 36
Activity
65
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
64 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#543 · German players · of 14,156
Career timeline
27 entries2023
51st German 50-55 player
at age 52 · rated 2307
Oct 2023
Re-crossed 2300
at age 52
Apr 2023
2022
Re-crossed 2300
at age 51
Jun 2022
Re-crossed 2300
at age 51
Apr 2022
2020
53rd German 45-50 player
at age 49 · rated 2305
Oct 2020
Re-crossed 2300
at age 49
Apr 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-29
2280 → 2251
Tournaments
13
64 games
Score
42/ 6465.6%
26W32D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
13 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4.5/6 | #2 | 2280 | +3.0 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4.5/7 | #25 | 2191 | -2.2 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4.5/7 | #19 | 2178 | -5.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #21 | 2926 | +3.3 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1.5/3 | #34 | 2342 | +3.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #59 | 2271 | +0.5 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5/7 | #13 | 2158 | -6.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/3 | #84 | 1995 | -9.5 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5/7 | #4 | 2181 | -4.9 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 7.5/9 | #1 | 2372 | +11.1 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsKarsten SchulzFM
🇩🇪GER·2185
+0 −0 =16
16 games·last met May 2026
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vsGengchun WongFM
🇩🇪GER·2231
+3 −0 =4
7 games·last met Feb 2025
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vsRick FrischmannFM
🇩🇪GER·2370
+3 −2 =1
6 games·last met Aug 2022
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vsIlja SchneiderIM
🇩🇪GER·2450
+0 −4 =2
6 games·last met Aug 2022
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vsTill Heistermann
🇩🇪GER·2155
+2 −0 =4
6 games·last met May 2019
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Rankings
/
Germany
#543
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#3,954
in continent
World
#5,801
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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