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Schulze, Lara
FM🇩🇪FIDE 12956830· Female· Germany· Born in 2002
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Lara Schulze, a 24-year-old German FIDE Master, is rated 2326 — just 19 short of her peak of 2345 (Sep 2019, age 17) and ranked 4th among German women, and in the top 2% worldwide. She has held steady between 2300 and 2350 for 15 months. 62 rated games in the past year (≈89/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 1. Frauenbundesliga 2025-2026 Maerz 2026, 1. Schachbundesliga 2025-2026 Februar 2026, and 27. NordWest-Cup Open A. Also played 7 rapid (including 2025 FIDE World Rapid Team Championship) and 8 blitz events (including 2025 FIDE World Blitz Team Championship Pool C) recently.
Awarded FM in 2019 (age 17) and WFM in 2016 (age 14). At junior level, she reached #12, #10, #10, #5 and #7 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2326
Standard
Rpd2272·Blz2164
All-time high
2345
−19 pts below
Sep 2019 · age 17
Sep 2019 · age 17
Activity
74
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
53 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#4
#4 · German women · of 1,140
Career timeline
28 entries2025
Re-crossed 2300
at age 23
Mar 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2300
at age 22
May 2024
Re-crossed 2300
at age 22
Feb 2024
1,000 career games
at age 22
Jan 2024
2023
Re-crossed 2300
at age 21
May 2023
2022
12th German U20 player
at age 20 · rated 2316
Mar 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+9
2317 → 2326
Tournaments
10
53 games
Score
36.5/ 5368.9%
26W21D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/2 | #15 | 2163 | -5.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1.5/2 | #65 | 2588 | +13.8 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4.5/7 | #21 | 2264 | -8.8 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3.5/5 | #22 | 2226 | -7.8 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5.5/7 | #3 | 2402 | +14.6 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 4.5/7 | #83 | 2308 | +5.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJana SchneiderFM
🇩🇪GER·2263
+5 −3 =4
12 games·last met May 2025
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vsAnnmarie MuetschWIM
🇧🇪BEL·2250
+3 −3 =6
12 games·last met Aug 2022
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vsFiona SieberWGM
🇩🇪GER·2224
+5 −5 =1
11 games·last met May 2025
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vsKateryna DolzhykovaWGM
🇩🇪GER·2280
+2 −3 =4
9 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsCarmen Voicu-JagodzinskyWGM
🇷🇴ROU·2227
+3 −3 =2
8 games·last met Aug 2025
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Rankings
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Germany
#281
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#2,149
in continent
World
#3,285
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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