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Voelpel, Robert

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FIDEFIDE 4672232· Male· Germany· Born in 1961

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Robert Voelpel, a 65-year-old German player, is rated 1963. He has held steady between 1950 and 2000 for 2 years. 16 rated games in the past year (≈7/year long-term). Recent appearances: 93. Pfaelzischer Schachkongress 2026 Meisterturnier B (MTB) and 10. Frankenthaler Weihnachtsopen A-Turnier. He had 5 career breaks: 23 months (2005–2007), 22 months (2014–2016), 14 months (2017–2018), 36 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included) and 23 months (2023–2025). His peak of 2120 was reached at age 52 (May 2013).

Current rating

1963

Standard

Rpd1951·Blz—

All-time high

2120

−157 pts below
May 2013 · age 52

Activity

8

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#34,035

#34,035 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

13 entries
2023
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 1930 → returned at 1980
May 2023
2022
Re-crossed 2000
at age 61
Jun 2022
2019
Inactive for 36 months
paused at 1998 → returned at 2014
May 2019
2017
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 2076 → returned at 2061
Feb 2017
2016
100 career games
at age 55
Apr 2016
2014
Inactive for 22 months
paused at 2102 → returned at 2066
May 2014

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Richard Muckle 2,072
93. Pfaelzischer Schachkongress 2026 Meisterturnier B (MTB) · Mar 2026 · +3.0 Elo
Evolution
-17
1980 → 1963
Tournaments
2
16 games
Score
6/ 1637.5%
3W6D7L

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
93. Pfaelzischer Schachkongress 2026 Meisterturnier B (MTB)
Round-Robin
Mar 20263/9#91951-6.2
10. Frankenthaler Weihnachtsopen A-Turnier
Open Swiss
Dec 20253/7#331932-10.8

Rankings

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Germany
#3,932
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#25,173
in continent
World
#34,034
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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Germany
1
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2
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3
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4
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2,640
5
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2,634
6
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2,620
7
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2,593
8
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2,591
9
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2,588
10
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2,587
...
3932🇩🇪Voelpel, Robert1,963
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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2,767
3
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2,764
4
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5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
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25173🇩🇪Voelpel, Robert1,963
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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9
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2,753
9
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34034🇩🇪Voelpel, Robert1,963