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Wiechen, Ulrich
🇩🇪FIDE 4674898· Male· Germany· Born in 1956
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Ulrich Wiechen, a 70-year-old German player, is rated 2096 and sitting in the top 7% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 109 months (2007–2016) and 105 months (2016–2025). Recent appearance: XIV. Unser Fritz-Open 2025 mit Einzelmeisterschaft SV Ruhrgebiet. His peak of 2221 was reached at age 46 (Oct 2002).
Current rating
2096
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2221
−125 pts below
Oct 2002 · age 46
Oct 2002 · age 46
Activity
2
games / yr avg.
6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 7%
#15,790 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2017
82nd German 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 2156
Aug 2017
2016
Inactive for 105 months
paused at 2156 → returned at 2096
Sep 2016
2007
Inactive for 109 months
paused at 2152 → returned at 2156
Jul 2007
2004
Re-crossed 2200
at age 48
Jul 2004
2002
Crossed 2200
at age 46
Oct 2002
Crossed 2100
at age 46
Oct 2002
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
0
2096 → 2096
Tournaments
1
6 games
Score
2/ 633.3%
2W0D4L
Top 2 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 2/6 | #56 | 1696 | -60.4 |
Worst Elo result: XIV. Unser Fritz-Open 2025 mit Einzelmeisterschaft SV Ruhrgebiet (-60.4 Elo, finished #56).
Rankings
/
Germany
#1,787
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#11,472
in continent
World
#15,790
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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