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Scheftlein, Richard
FM🇩🇪FIDE 12945609· Male· Germany· Born in 1998
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Richard Scheftlein, a 28-year-old German FIDE Master, is rated 2329 — his current career high and sitting in the top 2% of German players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He plays occasionally (4 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 14 months (2018–2019) and 30 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included). Recent appearance: 2. Oberliga Ost 2025-2026 Staffel A Januar 2026. Also played 1 rapid (including Deutsche Hochschulmeisterschaft 2025 Schnellschach) and 3 blitz events (including Bundesliga-Blitzturnier des NSV 2026 2. Vorrunde) recently.
Awarded FM in 2022 (age 24). At junior level, he reached #24, #30, #39 and #24 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
2329
Standard
Rpd2264·Blz2319
All-time high
2329
at best
Nov 2023 · age 25
Nov 2023 · age 25
Activity
5
games / yr avg.
4 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 2%
#267 · German players · of 13,806
Career timeline
17 entries2023
All-time peak 2329
at age 25
Nov 2023
2022
FM title awardedFM
at age 24
Sep 2022
Crossed 2300
at age 24
Sep 2022
2019
Inactive for 30 months
paused at 2243 → returned at 2268
Nov 2019
2018
24th German U20 player
at age 20 · rated 2245
Aug 2018
100 career games
at age 20
Jun 2018
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+8
2321 → 2329
Tournaments
3
4 games
Score
3.5/ 487.5%
3W1D0L
Top 3 wins
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Jan 2026 | 1.5/2 | #14 | 2370 | +2.2 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #32 | 2824 | +3.0 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1/1 | #31 | 2841 | +3.2 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
Germany
#267
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#2,094
in continent
World
#3,224
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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