Format
RW
Ruppert, Wolfgang
🇩🇪FIDE 4643135· Male· Germany· Born in 1967
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Wolfgang Ruppert, a 59-year-old German player, is rated 2097 and sitting in the top 7% of players worldwide. He has slipped back 31 Elo over the past 12 months. 14 rated games in the past year (≈16/year long-term). Recent appearances: Hessische Einzelmeisterschaften 2025 A-Turnier and 34. Wiesbadener Schlosspark-Open 2025. Also played 1 blitz event (including MTS-Blitz-Mannschaftsmeisterschaft 2025-2026) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 20 months (2005–2006) and 28 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2251 was reached at age 36 (Oct 2003).
Current rating
2097
Standard
Rpd2116·Blz1987
All-time high
2251
−154 pts below
Oct 2003 · age 36
Oct 2003 · age 36
Activity
13
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 7%
#15,701 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2020
Inactive for 28 months
paused at 2172 → returned at 2150
Feb 2020
2016
Best 12-month gain (+45 Elo)
2136 → 2181
Sep 2016
2011
100 career games
at age 44
Nov 2011
2007
Re-crossed 2200
at age 40
Oct 2007
2005
Inactive for 20 months
paused at 2209 → returned at 2196
Jan 2005
2003
Crossed 2200
at age 36
Oct 2003
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-31
2128 → 2097
Tournaments
2
14 games
Score
8.5/ 1460.7%
8W1D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4.5/7 | #5 | 2112 | +4.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4/7 | #55 | 1901 | -35.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsWahid Jamali
🇩🇪GER·1945
+13 −1 =1
15 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsMarkus Lahr
🇩🇪GER·1960
+9 −4 =2
15 games·last met Oct 2022
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vsMichael Beck
🇩🇪GER·1974
+6 −1 =3
10 games·last met Nov 2016
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vsAndreas Weber
🇩🇪GER·1725
+8 −1 =1
10 games·last met Sep 2016
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vsMichael Budde
🇩🇪GER·1931
+8 −0 =1
9 games·last met Jun 2023
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Rankings
/
Germany
#1,775
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#11,414
in continent
World
#15,701
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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