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Skibbe, Willi
FM🇩🇪FIDE 4682190· Male· Germany· Born in 1987
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Willi Skibbe, a 39-year-old German FIDE Master, is rated 2191 and sitting in the top 4% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2150 and 2200 for 4 years. 20 rated games in the past year (≈21/year long-term). Recent appearances: Oberliga Nord Nord 2025-2026 April 2026 and Sparkassen Chess Trophy 2025 A-Open. He had 2 career breaks: 18 months (2008–2010) and 14 months (2018–2019). His peak of 2306 was reached at age 26 (Nov 2013).
Awarded FM in 2013 (age 26). At junior level, he reached #27 and #53 nationally in U20 and U16.
Current rating
2191
Standard
Rpd—·Blz2161
All-time high
2306
−115 pts below
Nov 2013 · age 26
Nov 2013 · age 26
Activity
23
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#8,674 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
17 entries2026
6-month rising streak
+26 Elo
Mar 2026
2024
80th German 35-40 player
at age 37 · rated 2196
Dec 2024
2021
Re-crossed 2200
at age 34
Sep 2021
2018
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 2245 → returned at 2216
Feb 2018
2017
Re-crossed 2300
at age 30
Jun 2017
2013
All-time peak 2306
at age 26 · −115 from today
Nov 2013
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-4
2195 → 2191
Tournaments
8
15 games
Score
7/ 1546.7%
4W6D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #21 | 2894 | +7.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/2 | #70 | 2121 | -4.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #44 | 2300 | +3.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #53 | 2249 | +1.8 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #4 | 3071 | +12.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #24 | 2298 | +3.6 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0.5/1 | #37 | 2305 | +3.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2.5/7 | #173 | 2016 | -33.6 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#899
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#6,103
in continent
World
#8,674
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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