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Zahn, Wolfgang
FM🇩🇪FIDE 4620984· Male· Germany· Born in 1964
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Wolfgang Zahn, a 62-year-old German FIDE Master, is rated 2283 — just 12 short of his peak of 2295 (Feb 2026, age 62) and sitting in the top 3% of German players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 23 months (2001–2003) and 220 months (2007–2025). Recent appearance: Landesliga Bayern Sued 2025-2026 Maerz 2026.
Awarded FM in 2001 (age 37).
Current rating
2283
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2295
−12 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 62
Feb 2026 · age 62
Activity
3
games / yr avg.
8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 3%
#413 · German players · of 14,156
Career timeline
9 entries2026
26th German 60-65 player
at age 62 · rated 2295
Apr 2026
All-time peak 2295
at age 62
Feb 2026
2007
Inactive for 220 months
paused at 2280 → returned at 2292
Jul 2007
2001
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 2262 → returned at 2271
Jul 2001
FM title awardedFM
at age 37
Jan 2001
Crossed 2200
at age 37
Jan 2001
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+3
2280 → 2283
Tournaments
7
8 games
Score
5/ 862.5%
3W4D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #51 | 1404 | -12.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/2 | #15 | 2363 | +3.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #40 | 2144 | -4.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #35 | 2380 | +2.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #48 | 2344 | +1.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #11 | 2880 | +4.8 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #48 | 2988 | +7.4 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#413
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#3,116
in continent
World
#4,643
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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