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Steffens, Oliver

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FIDEFIDE 12947148· Male· Germany· Born in 2001

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Oliver Steffens, a 25-year-old German player, is rated 2056 — just 8 short of his peak of 2064 (Nov 2017, age 16) and sitting in the top 9% of players worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2016 and 2056 over the past 2 years. 23 rated games in the past year (≈15/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open, 24. Offene Bremer Einzelmeisterschaft 2026, and 27. NordWest-Cup Open A. He had 2 career breaks: 52 months (2018–2023, COVID-19 included) and 12 months (2025–2026).

At junior level, he reached #63, #39 and #76 nationally in U18, U16 and U12.

Current rating

2056

Standard

Rpd1923·Blz—

All-time high

2064

−8 pts below
Nov 2017 · age 16

Activity

9

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

23 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

Top 9%

#20,053 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

15 entries
2025
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 2038 → returned at 2043
Feb 2025
2023
Re-crossed 2000
at age 22
May 2023
2020
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2020
2018
Inactive for 52 months
paused at 1928 → returned at 1990
Nov 2018
63rd German U18 player
at age 17 · rated 2064
Jan 2018
2017
39th German U16 player
at age 16 · rated 2064
Nov 2017

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Fabian StotynCM 2,184
27. NordWest-Cup Open A · Jan 2026 · +3.8 Elo
Evolution
+18
2038 → 2056
Tournaments
3
23 games
Score
12.5/ 2354.3%
11W3D9L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsPascal Werrn2,103·27. NordWest-Cup Open A·R6·+11.7
2.[W]vsToshiya Aguike1,995·27. NordWest-Cup Open A·R3·+8.6
3.[W]vsKasim Cinar1,988·27. NordWest-Cup Open A·R5·+8.4

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open
Open Swiss
Apr 20264/9#5312075+6.0
24. Offene Bremer Einzelmeisterschaft 2026
Open Swiss
Mar 20265/7#42075+7.0
27. NordWest-Cup Open A
Open Swiss
Jan 20263.5/7#492071+5.4
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.

Rankings

/
Germany
#2,334
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#14,702
in continent
World
#20,053
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Germany
1
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2,767
2
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2,694
3
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2,657
4
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2,640
5
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2,634
6
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2,620
7
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2,593
8
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2,591
9
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2,588
10
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2,587
...
2334🇩🇪Steffens, Oliver2,056
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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2,767
3
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2,764
4
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2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
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14702🇩🇪Steffens, Oliver2,056
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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2,753
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20053🇩🇪Steffens, Oliver2,056