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Schumacher, Markus
🇩🇪FIDE 12975630· Male· Germany· Born in 1974
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Markus Schumacher, a 52-year-old German player, is rated 1860. He is on a steady climb with +26 Elo over the past 12 months. 71 rated games in the past year (≈27/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open, 4. Internationales Bruehler Open 2026 A-Turnier, and 36. Staufer Open A. He took a 33-month break between Sep 2019 and Jul 2022 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 1915 was reached at age 50 (May 2024).
Current rating
1860
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1915
−55 pts below
May 2024 · age 50
May 2024 · age 50
Activity
56
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
71 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#58,598
#58,598 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2026
6-month rising streak
+45 Elo
Feb 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+88 Elo)
1827 → 1915
May 2024
All-time peak 1915
at age 50 · −55 from today
May 2024
2019
Inactive for 33 months
paused at 1825 → returned at 1849
Sep 2019
Re-crossed 1800
at age 45
Aug 2019
2018
100 career games
at age 44
Sep 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+5
1855 → 1860
Tournaments
15
64 games
Score
31/ 6448.4%
17W28D19L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
15 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 2.5/4 | #87 | 1851 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4.5/8 | #581 | 1793 | -17.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 0.5/4 | #139 | 1690 | -16.6 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3/9 | #254 | 1910 | +2.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3.5/5 | #15 | 1952 | +8.8 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #40 | 1682 | -5.2 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2.5/4 | #151 | 2114 | +27.4 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4/9 | #295 | 1869 | +2.6 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0.5/1 | #44 | 2305 | +8.4 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0/1 | #53 | 1233 | -5.4 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#6,315
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#42,948
in continent
World
#58,597
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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