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Wirfs, Joachim
🇩🇪FIDE 4698150· Male· Germany· Born in 1960
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Joachim Wirfs, a 66-year-old German player, is rated 1896. He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and had 6 career breaks: 14 months (2008–2009), 19 months (2009–2011), 16 months (2011–2013), 12 months (2017–2018), 42 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included) and 23 months (2022–2024). Recent appearance: 14. Internationaler Schach-Senioren-Cup am Tegernsee 2026. His peak of 2044 was reached at age 43 (Jul 2003).
Current rating
1896
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1953
All-time high
2044
−148 pts below
Jul 2003 · age 43
Jul 2003 · age 43
Activity
7
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#49,097
#49,097 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+93 Elo)
1825 → 1918
Dec 2024
2022
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 1825 → returned at 1918
Dec 2022
2019
Inactive for 42 months
paused at 1855 → returned at 1825
May 2019
2017
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1869 → returned at 1881
Jun 2017
2016
100 career games
at age 56
Jun 2016
2011
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 1937 → returned at 1949
Sep 2011
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-4
1900 → 1896
Tournaments
1
8 games
Score
4/ 850.0%
3W2D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/7 | #139 | 1976 | -3.8 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#5,391
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#36,170
in continent
World
#49,096
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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