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Hetzer, Volkhard

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FIDEFIDE 4645464· Male· Germany· Born in 1957

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Volkhard Hetzer, a 69-year-old German player, is rated 1903. He has held steady between 1900 and 1950 for 2 years. 16 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent appearances: XL. Aeskulap-Open and Warsaw Chess Festival - XXIV Miguel Najdorf Memorial - group B. Also played 1 blitz event recently. He had 2 career breaks: 35 months (2004–2007) and 21 months (2008–2010). His peak of 2155 was reached at age 47 (Jul 2004).

Current rating

1903

Standard

Rpd1982·Blz1833

All-time high

2155

−252 pts below
Jul 2004 · age 47

Activity

19

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

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

Signature stat

#47,387

#47,387 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

9 entries
2023
Best 12-month gain (+58 Elo)
1894 → 1952
Feb 2023
2014
100 career games
at age 57
Nov 2014
2008
Inactive for 21 months
paused at 2091 → returned at 2063
Jul 2008
2004
All-time peak 2155
at age 47 · −252 from today
Jul 2004
Inactive for 35 months
paused at 2155 → returned at 2142
Jul 2004
2001
Crossed 2100
at age 44
Jan 2001

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Philipp Richter 2,203
XL. Aeskulap-Open · Apr 2026 · +6.7 Elo
Evolution
-29
1932 → 1903
Tournaments
3
16 games
Score
8/ 1650.0%
3W10D3L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsDevrim Kurtoglu1,787·FE 3 Sardinia world chess - B·R3·+6.8
2.[D]vsPhilipp Richter2,203·XL. Aeskulap-Open·R3·+6.7
3.[D]vsKarsten SchulzFM2,193·XL. Aeskulap-Open·R2·+6.5

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
FE 3 Sardinia world chess - B
Open Swiss
May 20264.5/8#391822-21.2
XL. Aeskulap-Open
Open Swiss
Apr 20263.5/7#741963+8.0
Warsaw Chess Festival - XXIV Miguel Najdorf Memorial - group B
Open Swiss
Jul 20250/1#159885-16.2
Worst Elo result: FE 3 Sardinia world chess - B (-21.2 Elo, finished #39).

Rankings

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Germany
#5,208
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#34,913
in continent
World
#47,386
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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