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Willich, Manfred
🇩🇪FIDE 4658469· Male· Germany· Born in 1956
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Manfred Willich, a 70-year-old German player, is rated 1858. He has fluctuated between 1848 and 1879 over the past 2 years. 23 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q6 C, 10. Internationales Bad Schwartauer Schachopen, and Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q1 C. He had 2 career breaks: 21 months (2011–2013) and 28 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2081 was reached at age 49 (Oct 2005).
Current rating
1858
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2081
−223 pts below
Oct 2005 · age 49
Oct 2005 · age 49
Activity
15
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
23 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#59,176
#59,176 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+69 Elo)
1810 → 1879
Sep 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 68
Mar 2024
2020
Inactive for 28 months
paused at 1868 → returned at 1864
Mar 2020
2016
100 career games
at age 60
Feb 2016
2011
Inactive for 21 months
paused at 2005 → returned at 1981
Mar 2011
2005
All-time peak 2081
at age 49 · −223 from today
Oct 2005
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-4
1862 → 1858
Tournaments
4
26 games
Score
14/ 2653.8%
10W8D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2/5 | #58 | 1799 | -9.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5/7 | #11 | 1936 | +18.6 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2/5 | #45 | 1793 | -9.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5/6 | #186 | 2183 | -4.4 |
Rankings
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Germany
#6,368
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#43,348
in continent
World
#59,175
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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