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Jekel, Wolfgang

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FIDEFIDE 4690370· Male· Germany· Born in 1968

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Wolfgang Jekel, a 58-year-old German player, is rated 1909 — just 14 short of his peak of 1923 (Feb 2026, age 58). He is on a steady climb with +71 Elo over the past 12 months. 61 rated games in the past year (≈14/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open, 36. Staufer Open B, and 41. Internationales Boeblinger Open B. Also played 1 rapid (including 12. BrainGames 2026) and 1 blitz events (including 2. Kutscher-Blitzschach-Turnier) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 35 months (2005–2008), 64 months (2008–2013) and 35 months (2020–2023, COVID-19 included).

Current rating

1909

Standard

Rpd1877·Blz1887

All-time high

1923

−14 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 58

Activity

38

games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo

61 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#45,946

#45,946 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

14 entries
2026
All-time peak 1923
at age 58 · −14 from today
Feb 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+165 Elo)
1710 → 1875
Dec 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 56
Mar 2024
2020
Inactive for 35 months
paused at 1667 → returned at 1728
Feb 2020
2018
Re-crossed 1800
at age 50
Feb 2018
2017
100 career games
at age 49
Oct 2017

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
Bezirkseinzelmeisterschaft Oberschwaben 2025 Meisterturnier
perf 2021 (+168) · 3/5 · #20
Top opponent
vs Patrick Bossinger 2,085
30. Augsburger Friedensfest-Open 2025 A-Gruppe · Aug 2025 · +5.6 Elo
Evolution
+71
1838 → 1909
Tournaments
8
62 games
Score
33/ 6253.2%
21W24D17L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsSiegmund Haug1,804·grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open·R4·-12.9
2.[L]vsDindar Oz1,808·grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open·R6·-12.8
3.[L]vsSven Minich1,828·36. Staufer Open B·R9·-12.7

Last 12 months — tournaments

8 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open
Open Swiss
Apr 20265.5/9#2861860-14.2
36. Staufer Open B
Open Swiss
Jan 20266.5/9#181980+25.2
41. Internationales Boeblinger Open B
Open Swiss
Dec 20256/9#91946+17.6
28. Offene Internationale Bayerische Schachmeisterschaft
Open Swiss
Nov 20254/9#2541938+17.8
WE 8 Trofeo Kaltern - A
Swiss
Oct 20252/5#371851-2.6

Rankings

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Germany
#5,076
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#33,848
in continent
World
#45,946
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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