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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 1924. He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 35 months (2004–2007) and 21 months (2008–2010). Recent appearances: XL. Aeskulap-Open and Warsaw Chess Festival - XXIV Miguel Najdorf Memorial - group B. His peak of 2155 was reached at age 47 (Jul 2004).

Current rating

1924

Standard

Rpd1982·Blz1883

All-time high

2155

−231 pts below
Jul 2004 · age 47

Activity

16

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#42,372

#42,372 · players worldwide · of 216,808

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 · −231 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

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Philipp Richter 2,203
XL. Aeskulap-Open · Apr 2026 · +6.7 Elo
Evolution
-8
1932 → 1924
Tournaments
2
8 games
Score
3.5/ 843.8%
1W5D2L
Top 3 wins
1.[D]vsPhilipp Richter2,203·XL. Aeskulap-Open·R3·+6.7
2.[D]vsKarsten SchulzFM2,193·XL. Aeskulap-Open·R2·+6.5
3.[W]vsDawid Lewicki1,763·XL. Aeskulap-Open·R4·+5.7

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
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: Warsaw Chess Festival - XXIV Miguel Najdorf Memorial - group B (-16.2 Elo, finished #159).

Rankings

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Germany
#4,742
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#31,267
in continent
World
#42,372
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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3
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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4742🇩🇪Hetzer, Volkhard1,924
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
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2,759
3
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5
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6
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7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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10
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World
1
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2,840
2
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3
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4
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5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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10
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42372🇩🇪Hetzer, Volkhard1,924