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Stepanek, Vladimir

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FIDEFIDE 12944726· Male· Germany· Born in 1963

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Vladimir Stepanek, a 63-year-old German player, is rated 1650. He has held steady between 1650 and 1700 for 2 years. 11 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent appearances: Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q4 F and 36. Staufer Open B. Also played 2 rapid events (including Pilsner Urquell Open 2025) recently. He took a 35-month break between Feb 2020 and Feb 2023 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 1717 was reached at age 52 (Feb 2015).

Current rating

1650

Standard

Rpd1659·Blz—

All-time high

1717

−67 pts below
Feb 2015 · age 52

Activity

12

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#128,200

#128,200 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

11 entries
2026
100 career games
at age 63
Feb 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+161 Elo)
1518 → 1679
Feb 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 61
Mar 2024
2020
Inactive for 35 months
paused at 1559 → returned at 1538
Feb 2020
2017
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 54
May 2017
2015
Crossed 1600
at age 52
Feb 2015

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Stefan Donecker 1,765
36. Staufer Open B · Jan 2026 · +3.1 Elo
Evolution
-29
1679 → 1650
Tournaments
2
14 games
Score
6/ 1442.9%
5W2D7L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsNiel Haro1,721·36. Staufer Open B·R8·+11.9
2.[W]vsMichael Graf1,712·36. Staufer Open B·R3·+11.6
3.[W]vsGerald Kretzschmar1,543·Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q4 F·R5·+7.0
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsElias Schicht1,629·36. Staufer Open B·R4·-10.7
2.[L]vsMusa Demir1,637·36. Staufer Open B·R5·-10.5
3.[L]vsLuis Edelmayer1,652·36. Staufer Open B·R9·-10.1

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q4 F
Swiss
Jan 20262.5/3#231910-3.8
36. Staufer Open B
Open Swiss
Jan 20263.5/8#2001665-23.6
Worst Elo result: 36. Staufer Open B (-23.6 Elo, finished #200).

Rankings

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Germany
#11,522
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#87,982
in continent
World
#128,194
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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6
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7
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8
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10
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11522🇩🇪Stepanek, Vladimir1,650
Europe
1
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2
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5
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7
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8
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9
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10
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World
1
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2
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