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Hess, Steffen
🇩🇪FIDE 1271746· Male· Germany· Born in 1992
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Steffen Hess, a 34-year-old German player, is rated 2106 — just 2 short of his peak of 2108 (May 2018, age 26) and sitting in the top 7% of players worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +25 Elo over the past 12 months. 21 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open, Sparkassen Open Lautertal 2025 A-Gruppe, and Jubilaeums-Open 2025 Darmstadt. Also played 1 rapid event (including 3. Gernsheimer Schnellschach-Cup) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 44 months (2013–2016) and 20 months (2022–2024).
At junior level, he reached #96 and #63 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
2106
Standard
Rpd2116·Blz2045
All-time high
2108
−2 pts below
May 2018 · age 26
May 2018 · age 26
Activity
13
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
21 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 7%
#14,855 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
13 entries2026
Re-crossed 2100
at age 34
May 2026
2022
Inactive for 20 months
paused at 2040 → returned at 2017
Sep 2022
2018
Crossed 2100
at age 26
May 2018
All-time peak 2108
at age 26 · −2 from today
May 2018
Best 12-month gain (+71 Elo)
2006 → 2077
Feb 2018
2017
100 career games
at age 25
Dec 2017
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
+25
2081 → 2106
Tournaments
3
21 games
Score
13.5/ 2164.3%
11W5D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsAqil Ainuddin Naufal Akhramsyah Muammar Ubaidah1,923·Sparkassen Open Lautertal 2025 A-Gruppe·R2·-14.5
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4.5/9 | #453 | 2159 | +14.4 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3.5/5 | #8 | 2061 | -1.6 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5.5/7 | #6 | 2138 | +13.0 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#1,678
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#10,791
in continent
World
#14,855
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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