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Pohl, Steffen
🇩🇪FIDE 12987824· Male· Germany· Born in 1996
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Steffen Pohl, a 30-year-old German player, is rated 1931 — just 11 short of his peak of 1942 (Feb 2025, age 29). He has held steady between 1900 and 1950 for 2 years. 11 rated games in the past year (≈7/year long-term). Recent appearances: Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q4 C and Kreismeisterschaft Mittelfranken Mitte 2026. He had 2 career breaks: 16 months (2017–2019) and 57 months (2019–2024, COVID-19 included).
Current rating
1931
Standard
Rpd1983·Blz—
All-time high
1942
−11 pts below
Feb 2025 · age 29
Feb 2025 · age 29
Activity
7
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#40,770
#40,770 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
8 entries2025
All-time peak 1942
at age 29 · −11 from today
Feb 2025
2019
Inactive for 57 months
paused at 1878 → returned at 1927
May 2019
2017
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 1900 → returned at 1878
Dec 2017
2015
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Nov 2015
Best 12-month gain (+104 Elo)
1772 → 1876
Sep 2015
Crossed 1800
at age 19
May 2015
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-10
1941 → 1931
Tournaments
2
11 games
Score
6.5/ 1159.1%
5W3D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3/5 | #17 | 1938 | -0.2 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3.5/6 | #23 | 1856 | -11.4 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#4,578
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#30,086
in continent
World
#40,770
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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