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Althoff, Ralph

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FIDEFIDE 4623177· Male· Germany· Born in 1982

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Ralph Althoff, a 44-year-old German player, is rated 2002. He has slipped back 32 Elo over the past 12 months. 41 rated games in the past year (≈21/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Reykjavik Open 2026, Oberliga NRW 2025-2026 Maerz 2026, and 42. Muensterland-Open. He took a 35-month break between Jan 2009 and Jan 2012. His peak of 2122 was reached at age 33 (Nov 2015).

Current rating

2002

Standard

Rpd2007·Blz1999

All-time high

2122

−120 pts below
Nov 2015 · age 33

Activity

36

games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo

40 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#27,179

#27,179 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

12 entries
2024
Best 12-month gain (+88 Elo)
1938 → 2026
Dec 2024
Re-crossed 2000
at age 42
Jun 2024
2023
Re-crossed 2000
at age 41
Jul 2023
2018
100 career games
at age 36
May 2018
2015
Re-crossed 2100
at age 33
Nov 2015
All-time peak 2122
at age 33 · −120 from today
Nov 2015

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Mathieu Darrigrand 2,164
Sparkassen Chess Trophy 2025 A-Open · Aug 2025 · +13.1 Elo
Evolution
-50
2052 → 2002
Tournaments
6
34 games
Score
17/ 3450.0%
14W6D14L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsHans-Konstantin von Renesse1,640·38. Ruhrhalbinsel-Open·R1·-17.8
2.[L]vsYusuf Amini1,952·42. Muensterland-Open·R8·-12.3
3.[L]vsThomas Kuhnen1,985·Oberliga NRW 2025-2026 Maerz 2026·R2·-10.9

Last 12 months — tournaments

6 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
38. Ruhrhalbinsel-Open
Open Swiss
May 20264/6#411851-20.4
Reykjavik Open 2026
Open Swiss
Mar 20264.5/8#1522055+2.8
Oberliga NRW 2025-2026 Maerz 2026
Team
Mar 20260/2#961303-16.6
42. Muensterland-Open
Open Swiss
Oct 20255/8#942049-19.4
Oberliga NRW 2025-2026 September 2025
Team
Sep 20251/1#192583+3.4
Sparkassen Chess Trophy 2025 A-Open
Open Swiss
Aug 20252.5/8#1812055-0.4
Worst Elo result: 38. Ruhrhalbinsel-Open (-20.4 Elo, finished #41).

Rankings

/
Germany
#3,158
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#20,082
in continent
World
#27,179
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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3158🇩🇪Althoff, Ralph2,002
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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2,729
7
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8
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2,721
9
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10
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20082🇩🇪Althoff, Ralph2,002
World
1
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2,841
2
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2
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4
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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9
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9
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27179🇩🇪Althoff, Ralph2,002