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Ruether, Rudolf
🇩🇪FIDE 4637992· Male· Germany· Born in 1956
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Rudolf Ruether, a 70-year-old German player, is rated 2050 and sitting in the top 10% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and had 4 career breaks: 23 months (2002–2004), 43 months (2007–2011), 22 months (2012–2014) and 19 months (2015–2016). Recent appearances: 2. Oberliga Ost 2025-2026 Staffel A Maerz 2026 and 33. Offene Senioren-LEM Sachsen-Anhalt over 65. His peak of 2212 was reached at age 51 (Jul 2007).
Current rating
2050
Standard
Rpd2048·Blz—
All-time high
2212
−162 pts below
Jul 2007 · age 51
Jul 2007 · age 51
Activity
19
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 10%
#20,788 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2019
100 career games
at age 63
Feb 2019
2015
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 2140 → returned at 2109
Feb 2015
2012
Inactive for 22 months
paused at 2157 → returned at 2154
Mar 2012
91st German 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 2184
Jan 2012
2008
82nd German 50-55 player
at age 52 · rated 2212
Apr 2008
2007
All-time peak 2212
at age 51 · −162 from today
Jul 2007
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-21
2071 → 2050
Tournaments
3
9 games
Score
5.5/ 961.1%
3W5D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #28 | 1902 | -4.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #30 | 2065 | +0.4 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4.5/7 | #13 | 1960 | -16.6 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#2,420
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#15,258
in continent
World
#20,788
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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