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Scheffner, Jarno
🇩🇪FIDE 12981176· Male· Germany· Born in 2000
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Jarno Scheffner, a 26-year-old German player, is rated 2039 — just 27 short of his peak of 2066 (Feb 2026, age 26). He is climbing fast, having gained +85 Elo over the past 12 months. 73 rated games in the past year (≈34/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 9, grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open, and Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 6. Also played 1 rapid (including 18. Steinfurter Sparkassen-Cup 2025) and 2 blitz events (including Landesblitzmannschaftsmeisterschaft Niedersachsen 2025) recently.
Current rating
2039
Standard
Rpd1915·Blz2026
All-time high
2066
−27 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 26
Feb 2026 · age 26
Activity
53
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
73 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#22,107
#22,107 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2026
All-time peak 2066
at age 26 · −27 from today
Feb 2026
Crossed 2000
at age 26
Jan 2026
2023
7-month rising streak
+48 Elo
May 2023
2020
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 1969 → returned at 1946
Apr 2020
2019
Best 12-month gain (+304 Elo)
1692 → 1996
May 2019
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+79
1960 → 2039
Tournaments
17
74 games
Score
37/ 7450.0%
34W12D28L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
17 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4/9 | #96 | 2125 | +24.4 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #569 | 1181 | -11.2 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3.5/9 | #730 | 2029 | -1.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #584 | 1158 | -12.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #503 | 1140 | -13.0 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2.5/4 | #99 | 2061 | -20.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #79 | 2760 | +7.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #37 | 1945 | -1.8 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3/7 | #18 | 2099 | +14.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4.5/7 | #23 | 2220 | +43.6 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#2,563
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#16,252
in continent
World
#22,107
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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