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Pruess, Wilfried
🇩🇪FIDE 4665848· Male· Germany· Born in 1954
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Wilfried Pruess, a 72-year-old German player, is rated 2046 and sitting in the top 10% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months) and had 5 career breaks: 23 months (2008–2010), 22 months (2011–2013), 29 months (2015–2017), 41 months (2018–2021, COVID-19 included) and 14 months (2022–2023). Recent appearance: NRW-Klasse Gruppe 1 2025-2026 Maerz 2026. His peak of 2212 was reached at age 56 (Jul 2010).
Current rating
2046
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2212
−166 pts below
Jul 2010 · age 56
Jul 2010 · age 56
Activity
8
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 10%
#21,225 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
17 entries2026
100 career games
at age 72
Feb 2026
2025
66th German 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 2076
Feb 2025
2022
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 2113 → returned at 2105
Jul 2022
2021
65th German 65-70 player
at age 67 · rated 2126
Dec 2021
2018
Inactive for 41 months
paused at 2122 → returned at 2126
Jun 2018
2015
Inactive for 29 months
paused at 2130 → returned at 2138
Jun 2015
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
-5
2051 → 2046
Tournaments
7
8 games
Score
4/ 850.0%
1W6D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #46 | 1947 | -3.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/2 | #49 | 1841 | -11.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #41 | 1975 | -2.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #46 | 2129 | +2.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #10 | 2925 | +12.2 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#2,482
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#15,592
in continent
World
#21,225
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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