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Scherbaum, Guenter

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FIDEFIDE 12906450· Male· Germany· Born in 1961

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Guenter Scherbaum, a 65-year-old German player, is rated 1880 — just 22 short of his peak of 1902 (Mar 2024, age 63). He has held steady between 1850 and 1900 for 19 months. 13 rated games in the past year (≈7/year long-term). Recent appearance: 29. Deutsche Polizeischachmeisterschaft. He took a 23-month break between Dec 2012 and Dec 2014.

Current rating

1880

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1902

−22 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 63

Activity

9

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#53,210

#53,210 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

9 entries
2025
100 career games
at age 64
Dec 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+51 Elo)
1836 → 1887
Dec 2024
All-time peak 1902
at age 63 · −22 from today
Mar 2024
2015
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 54
Dec 2015
2014
Re-crossed 1800
at age 53
Dec 2014
2012
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 1795 → returned at 1822
Dec 2012

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Michael Wegerich 2,046
29. Deutsche Polizeischachmeisterschaft · Nov 2025 · +4.5 Elo
Evolution
-7
1887 → 1880
Tournaments
2
13 games
Score
6/ 1346.2%
5W2D6L

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Int. Bodensee Senioren-Open 2026
Open Swiss
May 20264/7#281876+2.4
29. Deutsche Polizeischachmeisterschaft
Swiss
Nov 20252/6#241857-8.8

Most-Played Opponents

vsHolger Busacker
🇩🇪GER·1945
+1 −4 =2
7 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsRichard Zahn
🇩🇪GER·1979
+0 −5 =1
6 games·last met Oct 2024
View head-to-head →
vsJuergen Deutschmann
🇩🇪GER·1812
+4 −1 =0
5 games·last met Nov 2023
View head-to-head →
vsHelmut Brunner
🇩🇪GER·1989
+1 −2 =2
5 games·last met Nov 2022
View head-to-head →

Rankings

/
Germany
#5,805
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#39,102
in continent
World
#53,209
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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1
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3
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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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5805🇩🇪Scherbaum, Guenter1,880
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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3
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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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39102🇩🇪Scherbaum, Guenter1,880
World
1
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2,841
2
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2
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4
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6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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9
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9
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53209🇩🇪Scherbaum, Guenter1,880