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Hartwig, Sebastian
🇩🇪FIDE 1270454· Male· Germany· Born in 1982
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Sebastian Hartwig, a 44-year-old German player, is rated 1898 — just 4 short of his peak of 1902 (Dec 2018, age 36). He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and had 5 career breaks: 22 months (2012–2014), 12 months (2016–2017), 26 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included), 21 months (2022–2024) and 22 months (2024–2026). Recent appearance: Bremer Silvester-Open 2025 B-Turnier.
Current rating
1898
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1848
All-time high
1902
−4 pts below
Dec 2018 · age 36
Dec 2018 · age 36
Activity
2
games / yr avg.
7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#48,653
#48,653 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
12 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+70 Elo)
1826 → 1896
Mar 2024
Inactive for 22 months
paused at 1896 → returned at 1898
Mar 2024
2022
Inactive for 21 months
paused at 1826 → returned at 1896
May 2022
100 career games
at age 40
May 2022
2020
Inactive for 26 months
paused at 1874 → returned at 1826
Feb 2020
2018
All-time peak 1902
at age 36 · −4 from today
Dec 2018
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
+2
1896 → 1898
Tournaments
1
7 games
Score
5/ 771.4%
3W4D0L
Top 3 wins
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5/7 | #6 | 1900 | +1.6 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#5,353
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#35,818
in continent
World
#48,653
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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