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Wurzel, Andre

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FIDEFIDE 4634772· Male· Germany· Born in 1966

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Andre Wurzel, a 60-year-old German player, is rated 2099 and sitting in the top 7% of players worldwide. He has slipped back 42 Elo over the past 12 months. 16 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent appearances: grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open and 12. Wittelsbacher Weihnachts-Schach-Open. Also played 1 rapid event (including 12. BrainGames 2026) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 56 months (2010–2015), 15 months (2015–2016) and 35 months (2020–2023, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2259 was reached at age 43 (Jul 2009).

Earned a IM norm at 2.Pfalz Open 2009.

Current rating

2099

Standard

Rpd2144·Blz2097

All-time high

2259

−160 pts below
Jul 2009 · age 43

Activity

15

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

16 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

Top 7%

#15,531 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

12 entries
2020
Inactive for 35 months
paused at 2197 → returned at 2151
Feb 2020
2017
100 career games
at age 51
May 2017
2015
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 2235 → returned at 2215
Feb 2015
2010
Inactive for 56 months
paused at 2243 → returned at 2235
May 2010
2009
Best 12-month gain (+63 Elo)
2196 → 2259
Jul 2009
All-time peak 2259
at age 43 · −160 from today
Jul 2009

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Max Sistig 2,018
grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open · Apr 2026 · +7.7 Elo
Evolution
-42
2141 → 2099
Tournaments
2
16 games
Score
8.5/ 1653.1%
6W5D5L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsEnnio Rodriguez Klasen1,932·grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open·R3·-14.5
2.[L]vsMykyta Bilovol2,023·grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open·R4·-12.2
3.[L]vsAlgi AcarbayWCM2,026·grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open·R6·-12.1

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open
Open Swiss
Apr 20264/9#5841999-32.6
12. Wittelsbacher Weihnachts-Schach-Open
Open Swiss
Dec 20254.5/7#202070-9.2
Worst Elo result: grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open (-32.6 Elo, finished #584).

Rankings

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Germany
#1,749
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#11,286
in continent
World
#15,531
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Germany
1
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2,767
2
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2,694
3
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2,657
4
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2,640
5
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2,634
6
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2,620
7
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2,593
8
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2,591
9
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2,588
10
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2,587
...
1749🇩🇪Wurzel, Andre2,099
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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2,767
3
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2,764
4
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2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
...
11286🇩🇪Wurzel, Andre2,099
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
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2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
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2,753
...
15531🇩🇪Wurzel, Andre2,099