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Schmidek, Emil
IM🇩🇪FIDE 12908150· Male· Germany· Born in 2001
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Emil Schmidek, a 25-year-old German International Master, is rated 2442 — just 11 short of his peak of 2453 (May 2026, age 25) and sitting in the top 1% of German players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He is currently in the 2450–2500 range. 41 rated games in the past year (≈46/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Rudolf-Teschner-Gedenkturnier 2026, 1. Schachbundesliga 2025-2026 April 2026, and grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open. Also played 1 rapid (including 3. Berlin U25 Open Rapid) and 1 blitz events (including 3. Berlin U25 Open Blitz) recently. He reached German #54 in May 2026.
Awarded IM in 2022 (age 21) and FM in 2017 (age 16). At junior level, he reached World #89 in U20, World #75 in U18, World #24 in U16, World #52 in U14, World #77 in U12 and World #66 in U10.
Current rating
2442
Standard
Rpd2402·Blz2279
All-time high
2453
−11 pts below
May 2026 · age 25
May 2026 · age 25
Activity
42
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
48 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 1%
#66 · German players · of 14,156
Career timeline
23 entries2026
Peak German rank: #54
at age 25 · rated 2453
May 2026
All-time peak 2453
at age 25
May 2026
2022
IM title awardedIM
at age 21 · 2022 2nd FIDE Council
Aug 2022
Re-crossed 2400
at age 21
May 2022
2020
Re-crossed 2400
at age 19
Oct 2020
89th U20 player worldwide
at age 19 · rated 2409
Jan 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+6
2436 → 2442
Tournaments
11
48 games
Score
30/ 4862.5%
22W16D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 5/7 | #21 | 2229 | -10.9 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/2 | #95 | 2454 | +0.2 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 7/9 | #19 | 2489 | +4.9 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 2/2 | #7 | 2995 | +5.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 2/3 | #14 | 2636 | +8.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1.5/3 | #36 | 2511 | +3.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #42 | 2411 | -0.6 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/2 | #41 | 2390 | -1.2 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 4/7 | #178 | 2491 | +6.0 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0/2 | #125 | 1818 | -5.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsRaphael LagunowIM
🇩🇪GER·2422
+1 −3 =3
7 games·last met Feb 2025
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vsFabian JahnzFM
🇩🇪GER·2211
+2 −3 =1
6 games·last met Apr 2024
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vsRobert GlantzFM
🇩🇪GER·2384
+3 −2 =1
6 games·last met Apr 2023
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vsRobert SteinFM
🇩🇪GER·2405
+4 −0 =1
5 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsHenrik HesseFM
🇩🇪GER·2332
+2 −1 =2
5 games·last met Nov 2025
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Rankings
/
Germany
#66
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#681
in continent
World
#1,104
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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