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Rudolph, Peter
🇩🇪FIDE 4622332· Male· Germany· Born in 1962
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Peter Rudolph, a 64-year-old German player, is rated 2079 and sitting in the top 8% of players worldwide. He has slipped back 37 Elo over the past 12 months. 16 rated games in the past year (≈7/year long-term). Recent appearances: 41. ChessOrg-Schachfestival Bad Woerishofen 2026 Senioren and Bremer Silvester-Open 2025 A-Turnier. Also played 1 rapid (including Int. Hessische Schnellschach-Einzelmeisterschaft 2025) and 1 blitz events (including Heuchelheimer Winterblitz 2026) recently. He had 4 career breaks: 20 months (2007–2009), 19 months (2016–2018), 60 months (2019–2024, COVID-19 included) and 14 months (2024–2026). His peak of 2249 was reached at age 41 (Oct 2003).
Current rating
2079
Standard
Rpd2098·Blz2064
All-time high
2249
−170 pts below
Oct 2003 · age 41
Oct 2003 · age 41
Activity
8
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
16 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 8%
#17,429 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2024
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 2116 → returned at 2106
Nov 2024
2019
Inactive for 60 months
paused at 2119 → returned at 2116
Oct 2019
2018
Re-crossed 2100
at age 56
Feb 2018
2016
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 2095 → returned at 2120
Jun 2016
Re-crossed 2100
at age 54
Jan 2016
2013
100 career games
at age 51
May 2013
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-37
2116 → 2079
Tournaments
2
16 games
Score
9/ 1656.3%
5W8D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5/9 | #44 | 1992 | -25.6 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4/7 | #11 | 2050 | -10.6 |
Worst Elo result: 41. ChessOrg-Schachfestival Bad Woerishofen 2026 Senioren (-25.6 Elo, finished #44).
Rankings
/
Germany
#1,994
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#12,708
in continent
World
#17,429
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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