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Suess, Stefan
🇩🇪FIDE 12990450· Male· Germany· Born in 1962
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Stefan Suess, a 64-year-old German player, is rated 1916 — just 22 short of his peak of 1938 (Mar 2024, age 62). He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 12 months (2016–2017), 12 months (2018–2019) and 35 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included). Recent appearance: 14. Oeffinger Schachopen 2025. Also played 1 rapid event (including 23. Garchinger Dreikoenigsturnier) recently.
Current rating
1916
Standard
Rpd1890·Blz—
All-time high
1938
−22 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 62
Mar 2024 · age 62
Activity
5
games / yr avg.
7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#44,297
#44,297 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
9 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+51 Elo)
1887 → 1938
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1938
at age 62 · −22 from today
Mar 2024
2019
Inactive for 35 months
paused at 1904 → returned at 1887
Jul 2019
2018
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 56
Jun 2018
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1913 → returned at 1904
Jun 2018
2016
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1935 → returned at 1915
Jun 2016
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
-19
1935 → 1916
Tournaments
1
7 games
Score
4.5/ 764.3%
4W1D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 4.5/7 | #20 | 1790 | -20.8 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#4,907
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#32,656
in continent
World
#44,297
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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