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Gries, Volker

CM🇩🇪

FIDEFIDE 4663195· Male· Germany· Born in 1957

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Volker Gries, a 69-year-old German Candidate Master, is rated 1994. He has held steady between 1950 and 2000 for 10 months. 13 rated games in the past year (≈15/year long-term). Recent appearances: 33. Offene Senioren-LEM Sachsen-Anhalt over 65 and XXVII. Rhein-Main-Open 2025 Gruppe A. Also played 1 rapid event (including Int. Hessische Schnellschach-Einzelmeisterschaft 2025) recently. He took a 14-month break between Oct 2003 and Jan 2005. His peak of 2220 was reached at age 48 (Jan 2005).

Awarded CM in 2005 (age 48).

Current rating

1994

Standard

Rpd2074·Blz—

All-time high

2220

−226 pts below
Jan 2005 · age 48

Activity

16

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#28,426

#28,426 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

11 entries
2013
77th German 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 2153
Apr 2013
2008
100 career games
at age 51
Oct 2008
2005
CM title awardedCM
at age 48
Apr 2005
Best 12-month gain (+41 Elo)
2179 → 2220
Jan 2005
Crossed 2200
at age 48
Jan 2005
All-time peak 2220
at age 48 · −226 from today
Jan 2005

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Jonas Lenz 2,135
XXVII. Rhein-Main-Open 2025 Gruppe A · Jun 2025 · +3.6 Elo
Evolution
-22
2016 → 1994
Tournaments
2
13 games
Score
7/ 1353.8%
4W6D3L

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
33. Offene Senioren-LEM Sachsen-Anhalt over 65
Open Swiss
Jul 20254/7#401938-11.4
XXVII. Rhein-Main-Open 2025 Gruppe A
Open Swiss
Jun 20253/6#591931-10.6

Rankings

/
Germany
#3,301
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#21,004
in continent
World
#28,426
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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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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3301🇩🇪Gries, Volker1,994
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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3
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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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8
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10
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21004🇩🇪Gries, Volker1,994
World
1
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2
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3
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6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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9
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