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Ploder, Udo

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FIDEFIDE 4699955· Male· Germany· Born in 1956

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Udo Ploder, a 70-year-old German player, is rated 1838. He has slipped back 45 Elo over the past 12 months. 39 rated games in the past year (≈26/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open, Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Tienkampen, and 42. Muensterland-Open. His peak of 2024 was reached at age 62 (Aug 2018).

Current rating

1838

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2024

−186 pts below
Aug 2018 · age 62

Activity

33

games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo

39 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#64,871

#64,871 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

9 entries
2022
100 career games
at age 66
Jul 2022
2020
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 1873 → returned at 1841
Mar 2020
2018
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 62
Dec 2018
Best 12-month gain (+125 Elo)
1899 → 2024
Aug 2018
Crossed 2000
at age 62
Aug 2018
All-time peak 2024
at age 62 · −186 from today
Aug 2018

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Best result
Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Tienkampen
perf 1929 (+78) · 5/8 · #256
Top opponent
vs Thorsten CmielFM 2,142
Chess Classics 2026 50 plus · May 2026 · +7.0 Elo
Evolution
-49
1887 → 1838
Tournaments
5
50 games
Score
22/ 5044.0%
19W15D16L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsVolker, Dr. Gassmann2,073·Chess Classics 2026 50 plus·R8·+15.9
2.[W]vsSven Stegemann1,941·42. Muensterland-Open·R6·+12.4
3.[W]vsJasper Bohle1,940·42. Muensterland-Open·R4·+12.4

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open
Open Swiss
Apr 20265.5/8#5491880-13.2
Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Tienkampen
Round-Robin
Jan 20265/8#2561929-3.0
42. Muensterland-Open
Open Swiss
Oct 20254.5/9#701892+11.4
Biel Chess Festival 2025 - ATO
Open Swiss
Jul 20254.5/8#671773-42.8
XXVII. Rhein-Main-Open 2025 Gruppe A
Open Swiss
Jun 20252.5/6#791922+3.2
Worst Elo result: Biel Chess Festival 2025 - ATO (-42.8 Elo, finished #67).

Rankings

/
Germany
#6,914
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#47,365
in continent
World
#64,870
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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7
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7
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8
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