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Erlach, Olaf
🇩🇪FIDE 4692241· Male· Germany· Born in 1958
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Olaf Erlach, a 68-year-old German player, is rated 2053 and sitting in the top 9% of players worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +22 Elo over the past 12 months. 16 rated games in the past year (≈14/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Landesliga Brandenburg 2025-2026 April 2026, Landeseinzelmeisterschaft Senioren Brandenburg 2026, and Landesliga Brandenburg 2024-2025 Mai 2025. Also played 2 blitz events (including Landesmannschaftsmeisterschaft Blitzschach Brandenburg 2026) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 14 months (2005–2006) and 14 months (2023–2024). His peak of 2233 was reached at age 46 (Apr 2004).
Current rating
2053
Standard
Rpd2070·Blz2106
All-time high
2233
−180 pts below
Apr 2004 · age 46
Apr 2004 · age 46
Activity
12
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
16 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 9%
#20,399 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
15 entries2025
Best 12-month gain (+36 Elo)
2004 → 2040
Mar 2025
2023
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 2004 → returned at 2003
Aug 2023
2015
Re-crossed 2100
at age 57
Nov 2015
2014
93rd German 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 2174
Sep 2014
2012
100 career games
at age 54
Oct 2012
Re-crossed 2200
at age 54
May 2012
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+24
2029 → 2053
Tournaments
9
16 games
Score
10.5/ 1665.6%
6W9D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #17 | 2798 | +8.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/2 | #15 | 2217 | +9.6 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4.5/7 | #4 | 2032 | +0.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #45 | 1967 | -2.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #16 | 2812 | +9.6 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
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Germany
#2,382
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#14,979
in continent
World
#20,399
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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