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Jekel, Wolfgang
🇩🇪FIDE 4690370· Male· Germany· Born in 1968
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Wolfgang Jekel, a 58-year-old German player, is rated 1860. He is on a steady climb with +22 Elo over the past 12 months. 67 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). His peak of 1923 was reached at age 58 (Feb 2026).
Current rating
1860
Standard
Rpd1877·Blz1887
All-time high
1923
−63 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 58
Feb 2026 · age 58
Activity
40
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
67 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#58,598
#58,598 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2026
All-time peak 1923
at age 58 · −63 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
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
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Tournaments
8
69 games
Score
30.5/ 6944.2%
23W24D22L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 0.5/6 | #115 | 1503 | -48.8 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5.5/9 | #286 | 1860 | -14.2 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 6.5/9 | #18 | 1980 | +25.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 6/9 | #9 | 1946 | +17.6 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4/9 | #254 | 1938 | +17.8 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2/5 | #37 | 1851 | -2.6 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3/8 | #18 | 1855 | -0.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3/7 | #70 | 1925 | +12.6 |