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Wolf, Armin
FM🇩🇪FIDE 4685954· Male· Germany· Born in 1961
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Armin Wolf, a 65-year-old German FIDE Master, is rated 2126 and sitting in the top 6% of players worldwide. He has slipped back 45 Elo over the past 12 months. 26 rated games in the past year (≈7/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open, Landesliga Bayern Sued 2025-2026 Maerz 2026, and Brugse Meesters 2025 Open. Also played 1 blitz event (including Schwaebische Blitz-Einzelmeisterschaft 2026) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 23 months (2011–2013), 35 months (2013–2016) and 83 months (2017–2024). His peak of 2326 was reached at age 41 (Oct 2002).
Awarded FM in 2004 (age 43).
Current rating
2126
Standard
Rpd2068·Blz2068
All-time high
2326
−200 pts below
Oct 2002 · age 41
Oct 2002 · age 41
Activity
14
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
26 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 6%
#13,118 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
16 entries2024
79th German 60-65 player
at age 63 · rated 2190
Dec 2024
2017
Inactive for 83 months
paused at 2216 → returned at 2190
Sep 2017
66th German 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 2221
Aug 2017
2013
Inactive for 35 months
paused at 2224 → returned at 2221
Sep 2013
2012
90th German 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 2231
May 2012
2011
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 2231 → returned at 2224
Sep 2011
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
-45
2171 → 2126
Tournaments
8
26 games
Score
11.5/ 2644.2%
7W9D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/9 | #635 | 2127 | -0.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/2 | #54 | 1965 | -8.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #53 | 2073 | -1.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #36 | 2007 | -3.6 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #64 | 1416 | -8.2 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#1,466
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#9,469
in continent
World
#13,118
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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