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Steiger, Wolfgang
FM🇩🇪FIDE 4629736· Male· Germany· Born in 1964
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Wolfgang Steiger, a 62-year-old German FIDE Master, is rated 2207 and sitting in the top 4% of players worldwide. He has slipped back 40 Elo over the past 12 months. 10 rated games in the past year (≈4/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Oberliga Baden 2025-2026 Maerz 2026, SMM 2025 NLB rounds 8-9, and SMM 2025 NLB round 6. He took a 29-month break between Jul 2003 and Jan 2006. His peak of 2328 was reached at age 37 (Jan 2001).
Awarded FM in 2019 (age 55).
Current rating
2207
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2328
−121 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 37
Jan 2001 · age 37
Activity
6
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 4%
#7,770 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
16 entries2025
39th German 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 2255
Aug 2025
2023
53rd German 55-60 player
at age 59 · rated 2281
May 2023
2019
FM title awardedFM
at age 55
Jun 2019
2015
51st German 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 2310
May 2015
2014
63rd German 45-50 player
at age 50 · rated 2323
May 2014
2012
Re-crossed 2300
at age 48
Dec 2012
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
-40
2247 → 2207
Tournaments
10
12 games
Score
4.5/ 1237.5%
3W5D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #32 | 2208 | 0.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #4 | 2902 | +7.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #70 | 1349 | -11.8 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #35 | 1955 | -6.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #50 | 2087 | -3.6 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#805
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#5,445
in continent
World
#7,770
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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