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Schnabel, Bennett
🇩🇪FIDE 12943290· Male· Germany· Born in 2001
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Bennett Schnabel, a 25-year-old German player, is rated 2055 and sitting in the top 9% of players worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +35 Elo over the past 12 months. 18 rated games in the past year (≈23/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open, Landesliga Berlin 2025-2026 Maerz 2026, and 35th NATO Chess Championship 2025. Also played 1 rapid (including 3. Berlin U25 Open Rapid) and 3 blitz events (including 3. Berlin U25 Open Blitz) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 37 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included) and 15 months (2024–2025). His peak of 2146 was reached at age 17 (Jun 2018).
At junior level, he reached #76, #42, #27, #14 and #20 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2055
Standard
Rpd2067·Blz1989
All-time high
2146
−91 pts below
Jun 2018 · age 17
Jun 2018 · age 17
Activity
10
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 9%
#20,185 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
19 entries2024
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 2020 → returned at 2043
May 2024
2021
76th German U20 player
at age 20 · rated 2061
Aug 2021
2020
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2020
2019
Inactive for 37 months
paused at 2061 → returned at 2063
Sep 2019
Re-crossed 2100
at age 18
Mar 2019
2018
42nd German U18 player
at age 17 · rated 2146
Aug 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+35
2020 → 2055
Tournaments
4
19 games
Score
11.5/ 1960.5%
7W9D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/9 | #549 | 2057 | -1.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 2/3 | #17 | 2214 | +12.6 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1/2 | #52 | 2060 | +1.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4.5/4 | #36 | 2756 | +23.0 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#2,355
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#14,803
in continent
World
#20,185
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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