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Wilczek, Ralph
🇩🇪FIDE 4633105· Male· Germany· Born in 1971
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Ralph Wilczek, a 55-year-old German player, is rated 2147 — just 21 short of his peak of 2168 (Jan 2001, age 30) and sitting in the top 5% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2100 and 2150 for 12 months. 10 rated games in the past year. Recent appearance: NRW-Mannschaftspokal 2026 April. Also played 3 blitz events (including Niederrheinische Blitz-Einzelmeisterschaft 2026) recently. He took a 250-month break between Jul 2004 and Jun 2025.
Current rating
2147
Standard
Rpd2166·Blz2165
All-time high
2168
−21 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 30
Jan 2001 · age 30
Activity
3
games / yr avg.
1 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 5%
#11,463 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
6 entries2004
Inactive for 250 months
paused at 2149 → returned at 2156
Jul 2004
2001
Crossed 2100
at age 30
Jan 2001
Crossed 2000
at age 30
Jan 2001
All-time peak 2168
at age 30 · −21 from today
Jan 2001
First FIDE rating
2168 · at age 30
Jan 2001
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+1
2146 → 2147
Tournaments
1
1 games
Score
0.5/ 150.0%
0W1D0L
Top 1 win
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #102 | 2192 | +1.2 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#1,256
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#8,215
in continent
World
#11,463
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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