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Schaefer, Menno

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FIDEFIDE 1059769· Male· Netherlands· Born in 1994

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Menno Schaefer, a 32-year-old Dutch player, is rated 1951 — just 30 short of his peak of 1981 (Apr 2024, age 30). He has fluctuated between 1920 and 1981 over the past 2 years. 15 rated games in the past year (≈7/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 6, Dutch Team Competition - klasse 5 Round 7, and Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 7. He took a 18-month break between Jun 2017 and Jan 2019.

Current rating

1951

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1981

−30 pts below
Apr 2024 · age 30

Activity

13

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#36,458

#36,458 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

7 entries
2026
6-month rising streak
+31 Elo
Apr 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+114 Elo)
1867 → 1981
Apr 2024
All-time peak 1981
at age 30 · −30 from today
Apr 2024
2023
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 29
Nov 2023
2022
Crossed 1800
at age 28
May 2022
2017
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 1708 → returned at 1741
Jun 2017

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Rob DuijnFM 2,140
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 6 · Mar 2026 · +15.0 Elo
Evolution
+21
1930 → 1951
Tournaments
8
14 games
Score
7.5/ 1453.6%
5W5D4L

Last 12 months — tournaments

8 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 6
Team
Mar 20261/1#1012940+15.0
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 5 Round 7
Team
Mar 20260/1#6471203-8.4
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 7
Team
Feb 20260.5/1#2692000+1.6
Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Weekendvierkampen
Round-Robin
Jan 20261.5/3#2351972+2.6
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 5 Round 4
Team
Dec 20251/1#2142682+8.6
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 5 Round 2
Team
Nov 20251/1#792716+9.8
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 2
Team
Oct 20250/1#4641147-9.6
HSG Open 2025 - Group B
Open Swiss
Jun 20252.5/5#631799-19.8
Worst Elo result: HSG Open 2025 - Group B (-19.8 Elo, finished #63).

Rankings

/
Netherlands
#1,523
out of 4,909 players
Europe
#26,932
in continent
World
#36,457
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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1
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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Europe
1
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2
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3
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2,764
4
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5
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6
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7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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26932🇳🇱Schaefer, Menno1,951
World
1
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2,841
2
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2
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4
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4
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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9
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