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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 2033. He plays occasionally (9 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
2033
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2212
−179 pts below
Jul 2010 · age 56
Jul 2010 · age 56
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#22,841
#22,841 · players worldwide · of 218,279
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
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-18
2051 → 2033
Tournaments
8
9 games
Score
4/ 944.4%
1W6D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 0/1 | #66 | 1133 | -13.0 |
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 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0.5/1 | #16 | 1931 | -3.2 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0.5/1 | #19 | 2067 | +0.4 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#2,665
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#16,813
in continent
World
#22,841
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Germany
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