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Solonar, Stefan
IM🇩🇪FIDE 13900056· Male· Germany· Born in 1956
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Stefan Solonar, a 70-year-old German International Master, is rated 2243 and sitting in the top 4% of German players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He has held steady between 2200 and 2250 for 7 months. 38 rated games in the past year (≈24/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Oberliga Sued-West 2025-2026 Maerz 2026, Heusenstamm Sparkassen Open 2025 A, and Jubilaeums-Open 2025 Darmstadt. Also played 2 rapid (including Int. Hessische Schnellschach-Einzelmeisterschaft 2025) and 1 blitz events (including Hessische Blitz-Einzelmeisterschaft 2025) recently. His peak of 2398 was reached at age 47 (Apr 2003).
Awarded IM in 2001 (age 45).
Current rating
2243
Standard
Rpd2216·Blz2229
All-time high
2398
−155 pts below
Apr 2003 · age 47
Apr 2003 · age 47
Activity
23
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
24 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#574 · German players · of 14,156
Career timeline
17 entries2022
58th 65-70 player worldwide
at age 66 · rated 2303
Apr 2022
2021
Re-crossed 2300
at age 65
Dec 2021
2019
Inactive for 24 months
paused at 2298 → returned at 2303
Nov 2019
500 career games
at age 63
Feb 2019
2017
95th 60-65 player worldwide
at age 61 · rated 2324
May 2017
2014
12th German 55-60 player
at age 58 · rated 2358
Dec 2014
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-5
2248 → 2243
Tournaments
8
31 games
Score
18.5/ 3159.7%
10W17D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jun 2026 | 4/6 | #33 | 2095 | -9.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #13 | 3026 | +4.9 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 2/3 | #9 | 2400 | +7.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/3 | #104 | 1621 | -7.9 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4.5/7 | #44 | 2130 | -9.5 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/2 | #38 | 2202 | -1.3 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5.5/7 | #8 | 2209 | +0.6 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0.5/1 | #49 | 2308 | +0.8 |
Rankings
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Germany
#574
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#4,181
in continent
World
#6,122
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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