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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 2077 and sitting in the top 8% of players worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +20 Elo over the past 12 months. 25 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
2077
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2186
−109 pts below
May 2018 · age 47
May 2018 · age 47
Activity
27
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
25 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 8%
#17,632 · players worldwide · of 216,808
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 · −109 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
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
+20
2057 → 2077
Tournaments
8
25 games
Score
13/ 2552.0%
8W10D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Rankings
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Germany
#2,030
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#12,873
in continent
World
#17,632
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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