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Schmidt, Volker
🇩🇪FIDE 12932540· Male· Germany· Born in 1963
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Volker Schmidt, a 63-year-old German player, is rated 1919. He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 47 months (2015–2019), 35 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included) and 16 months (2024–2025). Recent appearance: NRW-Klasse Gruppe 4 2025-2026 Maerz 2026. His peak of 2109 was reached at age 52 (Jul 2015).
Current rating
1919
Standard
Rpd1914·Blz2066
All-time high
2109
−190 pts below
Jul 2015 · age 52
Jul 2015 · age 52
Activity
6
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#43,508
#43,508 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2024
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 1950 → returned at 1951
May 2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 61
Apr 2024
2019
Inactive for 35 months
paused at 1985 → returned at 1967
Jul 2019
2015
Crossed 2100
at age 52
Jul 2015
Crossed 2000
at age 52
Jul 2015
All-time peak 2109
at age 52 · −190 from today
Jul 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-31
1950 → 1919
Tournaments
8
8 games
Score
2/ 825.0%
0W4D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 0.5/1 | #47 | 2069 | +4.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #30 | 1779 | -3.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #60 | 2090 | +4.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #78 | 1225 | -7.2 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #71 | 1215 | -7.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #58 | 1124 | -10.4 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0/1 | #72 | 1082 | -12.0 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0.5/1 | #33 | 1983 | +1.0 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#4,842
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#32,102
in continent
World
#43,507
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Germany
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