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Ziefle, Stefan

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FIDEFIDE 12906921· Male· Germany· Born in 1973

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Stefan Ziefle, a 53-year-old German player, is rated 1854 — his current career high. He is progressing steadily with +30 Elo over the past 12 months. 14 rated games in the past year (≈7/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include HSK-Weihnachtsopen 2025, HSK Klubturnier 2025 B3-Gruppe November, and HSK Klubturnier 2025 B3-Gruppe Oktober. He had 2 career breaks: 45 months (2020–2023, COVID-19 included) and 21 months (2024–2025).

Current rating

1854

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1854

at best
Feb 2026 · age 53

Activity

7

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#60,289

#60,289 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

9 entries
2026
All-time peak 1854
at age 53
Feb 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+121 Elo)
1703 → 1824
Nov 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 51
Mar 2024
Inactive for 21 months
paused at 1707 → returned at 1824
Jan 2024
2020
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 47
Jan 2020
Inactive for 45 months
paused at 1705 → returned at 1703
Jan 2020

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Best result
HSK-Weihnachtsopen 2025
perf 1995 (+163) · 4/6 · #23
Top opponent
vs Matthias Kemeny 1,955
HSK-Weihnachtsopen 2025 · Dec 2025 · +13.4 Elo
Evolution
+30
1824 → 1854
Tournaments
4
15 games
Score
8/ 1553.3%
6W4D5L

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
HSK-Weihnachtsopen 2025
Open Swiss
Dec 20254/6#231995+22.6
HSK Klubturnier 2025 B3-Gruppe November
Round-Robin
Nov 20252.5/5#518250.0
HSK Klubturnier 2025 B3-Gruppe Oktober
Round-Robin
Oct 20251/2#41963+7.4
HSK Klubturnier 2025 B3-Gruppe September
Round-Robin
Sep 20250.5/1#61816-0.2
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.

Rankings

/
Germany
#6,477
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#44,140
in continent
World
#60,288
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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Germany
1
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3
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2,657
4
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2,640
5
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2,634
6
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2,620
7
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2,593
8
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2,591
9
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2,588
10
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2,587
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6477🇩🇪Ziefle, Stefan1,854
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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2,767
3
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2,764
4
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2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
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44140🇩🇪Ziefle, Stefan1,854
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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60288🇩🇪Ziefle, Stefan1,854