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Schulz, Christian
🇩🇪FIDE 12931985· Male· Germany· Born in 1973
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Christian Schulz, a 53-year-old German player, is rated 1549. He has slipped back 110 Elo over the past 12 months. 18 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent appearances: Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q5 D and 14. Oeffinger Schachopen 2025. He had 2 career breaks: 17 months (2017–2019) and 26 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included). His peak of 1701 was reached at age 51 (Apr 2024).
Current rating
1549
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1701
−152 pts below
Apr 2024 · age 51
Apr 2024 · age 51
Activity
15
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#166,689
#166,689 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+199 Elo)
1502 → 1701
Apr 2024
All-time peak 1701
at age 51 · −152 from today
Apr 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 51
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 51
Mar 2024
2020
Inactive for 26 months
paused at 1513 → returned at 1517
Feb 2020
2019
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 46
Apr 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-89
1638 → 1549
Tournaments
3
15 games
Score
2/ 1513.3%
2W0D13L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 2/5 | #108 | 1700 | -28.4 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 0/4 | #111 | 937 | -25.6 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0/4 | #125 | 886 | -34.8 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#13,182
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#108,387
in continent
World
#166,667
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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