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Ludwig, Sebastian
🇩🇪FIDE 4692780· Male· Germany· Born in 1984
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Sebastian Ludwig, a 42-year-old German player, is rated 2050 and sitting in the top 10% of players worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2007 and 2050 over the past 2 years. 18 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Oberliga Wuerttemberg 2025-2026 April 2026, 78. Heilbronner Stadtmeisterschaft 2025 November, and 78. Heilbronner Stadtmeisterschaft 2025 Juli. He had 6 career breaks: 17 months (2005–2007), 27 months (2010–2012), 21 months (2012–2014), 17 months (2016–2017), 13 months (2018–2019) and 40 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2082 was reached at age 19 (Jan 2003).
At junior level, he reached #94 nationally in U20.
Current rating
2050
Standard
Rpd2024·Blz2047
All-time high
2082
−32 pts below
Jan 2003 · age 19
Jan 2003 · age 19
Activity
19
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
16 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 10%
#20,788 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+89 Elo)
1940 → 2029
Jun 2024
Re-crossed 2000
at age 40
May 2024
2019
Inactive for 40 months
paused at 2011 → returned at 1979
Jul 2019
2018
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 2034 → returned at 2011
May 2018
2016
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 2029 → returned at 2024
Apr 2016
100 career games
at age 32
Jan 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+6
2044 → 2050
Tournaments
7
10 games
Score
5.5/ 1055.0%
6W1D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #4 | 2759 | +7.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #12 | 2763 | +8.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #32 | 1843 | -5.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #39 | 1355 | -7.0 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2/2 | #1 | 2632 | +9.4 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0/1 | #77 | 1238 | -10.2 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 1/2 | #4 | 2122 | +3.2 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#2,420
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#15,258
in continent
World
#20,788
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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World
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