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Nowka, Oliver
🇩🇪FIDE 4626052· Male· Germany· Born in 1964
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Oliver Nowka, a 62-year-old German player, is rated 2008. He has held steady between 2000 and 2050 for 6 months. 13 rated games in the past year (≈4/year long-term). Recent appearances: Landesliga Brandenburg 2025-2026 April 2026 and Landeseinzelmeisterschaft Senioren Brandenburg 2026. Also played 3 blitz events (including 46. Norddeutsche Blitzschach-Mannschaftsmeisterschaft 2026) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 38 months (2015–2018) and 45 months (2018–2022, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2095 was reached at age 51 (Sep 2015).
Current rating
2008
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1994
All-time high
2095
−87 pts below
Sep 2015 · age 51
Sep 2015 · age 51
Activity
8
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#26,261
#26,261 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
12 entries2026
Best 12-month gain (+35 Elo)
1991 → 2026
Mar 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 61
Dec 2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 61
Feb 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2000
at age 60
Dec 2024
2023
Re-crossed 2000
at age 59
Dec 2023
2018
Inactive for 45 months
paused at 2031 → returned at 2008
Dec 2018
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+11
1997 → 2008
Tournaments
7
13 games
Score
8.5/ 1365.4%
5W7D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #37 | 1947 | -1.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #50 | 1926 | -2.8 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4/7 | #9 | 1938 | -13.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #13 | 2868 | +11.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #30 | 2055 | +1.2 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#3,063
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#19,401
in continent
World
#26,261
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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