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Wirth, Steffen

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FIDEFIDE 4661338· Male· Germany· Born in 1965

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Steffen Wirth, a 61-year-old German player, is rated 1905. He is currently in the 1900–1950 range. 17 rated games in the past year (≈3/year long-term). Recent appearances: grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open and 34. Int. Open Feffernitz 2025 A-Gruppe. He had 4 career breaks: 46 months (2005–2009), 80 months (2009–2016), 24 months (2017–2019) and 71 months (2019–2025). His peak of 2042 was reached at age 36 (Jan 2001).

Current rating

1905

Standard

Rpd1859·Blz1872

All-time high

2042

−137 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 36

Activity

6

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

17 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#46,912

#46,912 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

10 entries
2019
Inactive for 71 months
paused at 1826 → returned at 1885
Sep 2019
2017
Inactive for 24 months
paused at 1842 → returned at 1847
Jun 2017
2016
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 51
Sep 2016
2009
Inactive for 80 months
paused at 2001 → returned at 1933
Sep 2009
2005
Inactive for 46 months
paused at 2015 → returned at 2001
Oct 2005
2001
Crossed 2000
at age 36
Jan 2001

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Best result
grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open
perf 1969 (+64) · 6.5/9 · #66
Top opponent
vs Christoph Knaller 2,052
34. Int. Open Feffernitz 2025 A-Gruppe · Aug 2025 · +4.5 Elo
Evolution
+9
1896 → 1905
Tournaments
2
17 games
Score
10/ 1758.8%
6W8D3L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsTobias Kreiner1,787·grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open·R4·+6.7
2.[W]vsMartin Hahn1,778·grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open·R2·+6.5
3.[W]vsQihang Yue1,767·grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open·R8·+6.2

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open
Open Swiss
Apr 20266.5/9#661969+20.2
34. Int. Open Feffernitz 2025 A-Gruppe
Open Swiss
Aug 20253.5/8#321843-11.0

Rankings

/
Germany
#5,163
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#34,568
in continent
World
#46,911
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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7
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10
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Europe
1
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2
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3
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10
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1
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2
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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