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Schultes, Christoph, Dr.
🇩🇪FIDE 12905674· Male· Germany· Born in 1979
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Christoph, Dr. Schultes, a 47-year-old German player, is rated 1924. He has slipped back 36 Elo over the past 12 months. 22 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Niederbayerische Einzelmeisterschaft 2026 Meisterklasse, Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q4 B, and 30. Augsburger Friedensfest-Open 2025 A-Gruppe. Also played 2 rapid (including Niederbayerische Schnellschachmannschaftsmeisterschaft 2025) and 1 blitz events (including Niederbayerische Blitzschach-Einzelmeisterschaft 2026) recently. He took a 31-month break between Sep 2019 and May 2022 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 2056 was reached at age 33 (Nov 2012).
Current rating
1924
Standard
Rpd2020·Blz1918
All-time high
2056
−132 pts below
Nov 2012 · age 33
Nov 2012 · age 33
Activity
17
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
22 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#42,311
#42,311 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+80 Elo)
1898 → 1978
Sep 2024
2019
Inactive for 31 months
paused at 1979 → returned at 1946
Sep 2019
100 career games
at age 40
Sep 2019
2017
Re-crossed 2000
at age 38
Nov 2017
2014
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 35
Dec 2014
2012
Crossed 2000
at age 33
Nov 2012
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-36
1960 → 1924
Tournaments
3
18 games
Score
8/ 1844.4%
5W6D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3.5/6 | #9 | 1987 | +0.8 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2/5 | #54 | 1937 | +1.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2.5/6 | #78 | 1796 | -24.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsChulian Neuwerth
🇩🇪GER·2019
+4 −10 =3
17 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsMartin Wilde
🇩🇪GER·1804
+5 −4 =2
11 games·last met Jan 2024
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vsSimon Staudinger
🇩🇪GER·1855
+8 −0 =2
10 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsMaximilian Kreutner
🇩🇪GER·1918
+3 −6 =1
10 games·last met Feb 2023
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vsRoland KnechtelFM
🇩🇪GER·2129
+1 −7 =1
9 games·last met Feb 2026
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Rankings
/
Germany
#4,740
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#31,249
in continent
World
#42,310
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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