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Schmitz, Philipp
🇩🇪FIDE 1270142· Male· Germany· Born in 1992
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Philipp Schmitz, a 34-year-old German player, is rated 2210 — just 7 short of his peak of 2217 (Jan 2026, age 34) and sitting in the top 4% of players worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +46 Elo over the past 12 months. 30 rated games in the past year (≈16/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Oberliga NRW 2025-2026 April 2026, NRW-Mannschaftspokal 2026 April, and Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q2 A. He had 2 career breaks: 22 months (2021–2023) and 15 months (2023–2025).
At junior level, he reached #51 nationally in U20.
Current rating
2210
Standard
Rpd—·Blz2179
All-time high
2217
−7 pts below
Jan 2026 · age 34
Jan 2026 · age 34
Activity
11
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
23 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#7,651 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2026
All-time peak 2217
at age 34 · −7 from today
Jan 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2200
at age 33
Jul 2025
2023
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 2175 → returned at 2164
Nov 2023
2021
Inactive for 22 months
paused at 2186 → returned at 2175
Dec 2021
2020
Re-crossed 2200
at age 28
Mar 2020
2014
Crossed 2200
at age 22
Aug 2014
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+5
2205 → 2210
Tournaments
8
23 games
Score
13/ 2356.5%
7W12D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1.5/2 | #11 | 2402 | +10.4 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #110 | 2122 | -2.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #42 | 2207 | +0.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/2 | #75 | 1942 | -14.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3/5 | #16 | 2244 | +4.8 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #50 | 2944 | +8.4 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0.5/1 | #48 | 2158 | -1.4 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5/9 | #23 | 2204 | -0.4 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#773
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#5,329
in continent
World
#7,651
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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