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Linde, Wolfgang
🇩🇪FIDE 4628519· Male· Germany· Born in 1971
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Wolfgang Linde, a 55-year-old German player, is rated 2083 and sitting in the top 8% of players worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +26 Elo over the past 12 months. 26 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 29. Wertheraner Schloss-Open 2026 Gruppe A, NRW-Klasse Gruppe 4 2025-2026 Februar 2026, and 8. Schach-Open Leer 2025 A-Turnier. He had 4 career breaks: 44 months (2002–2005), 56 months (2005–2010), 25 months (2010–2012) and 25 months (2012–2014). His peak of 2186 was reached at age 47 (May 2018).
Current rating
2083
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2186
−103 pts below
May 2018 · age 47
May 2018 · age 47
Activity
27
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
26 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 8%
#17,051 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2022
100 career games
at age 51
Mar 2022
2018
Best 12-month gain (+55 Elo)
2131 → 2186
Jun 2018
All-time peak 2186
at age 47 · −103 from today
May 2018
2012
Inactive for 25 months
paused at 2148 → returned at 2152
Sep 2012
2010
Inactive for 25 months
paused at 2150 → returned at 2148
Jul 2010
2005
Inactive for 56 months
paused at 2167 → returned at 2150
Oct 2005
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+26
2057 → 2083
Tournaments
9
26 games
Score
14/ 2653.8%
9W10D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 1/1 | #1 | 2734 | +6.2 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3/7 | #19 | 2017 | -14.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #41 | 2821 | +8.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #30 | 2078 | -0.2 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #36 | 1981 | -2.8 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3/4 | #62 | 2297 | +26.0 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #2 | 2855 | +10.2 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0.5/1 | #29 | 2068 | +0.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3.5/9 | #130 | 2037 | -6.2 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#1,947
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#12,410
in continent
World
#17,051
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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