Format
SS
Schwalbe, Steffen
🇩🇰FIDE 1439421· Male· Denmark· Born in 1953
Follow Steffen SchwalbeTrack his monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
Steffen Schwalbe, a 73-year-old Danish player, is rated 1404. He has slipped back 95 Elo over the past 12 months. 26 rated games in the past year (≈25/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Espergaerde Klub 2025-2026 - 1 ext, Brohus XXIX dagturnering - 4 Round 1-2, and 8HK Team 2025-26 Mar. His peak of 1499 was reached at age 72 (Jun 2025).
Current rating
1404
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1499
−95 pts below
Jun 2025 · age 72
Jun 2025 · age 72
Activity
24
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
24 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#217,147
#217,147 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2025
All-time peak 1499
at age 72 · −95 from today
Jun 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+338 Elo)
1140 → 1478
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 71
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1200
at age 71
Mar 2024
2020
100 career games
at age 67
Apr 2020
2019
Crossed 1200
at age 66
Dec 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-1
1405 → 1404
Tournaments
17
43 games
Score
12.5/ 4329.1%
8W9D26L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
17 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Apr 2026 | 1.5/2 | #9 | 1795 | -22.8 |
Round-Robin | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #6 | 826 | -10.0 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #5 | 1499 | -7.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #94 | 1643 | +21.6 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 0.5/3 | #8 | 1532 | -8.0 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #6 | 752 | 0.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/2 | #151 | 993 | 0.0 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 0.5/2 | #2 | 1391 | 0.0 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #8 | 986 | 0.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #103 | 737 | -14.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsBenny Nielsen
🇩🇰DEN
+6 −5 =9
20 games·last met Mar 2026
View head-to-head →
vsJacob Hein
🇩🇰DEN·1659
+2 −16 =1
19 games·last met Mar 2026
View head-to-head →
vsFinn Eldor
🇩🇰DEN·1576
+4 −10 =1
15 games·last met Mar 2026
View head-to-head →
vsJens Kornbaek Pedersen
🇩🇰DEN·1600
+1 −12 =0
13 games·last met Jan 2026
View head-to-head →
vsSven Ove Petersen
🇩🇰DEN·1685
+1 −11 =1
13 games·last met Feb 2022
View head-to-head →
Rankings
/
Denmark
#2,589
out of 2,627 players
Europe
#129,077
in continent
World
#216,473
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Denmark
| 1 | 🇩🇰Follow Jonas Buhl BjerreTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,626 |
| 2 | 🇩🇰Follow Peter Heine NielsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,614 |
| 3 | 🇩🇰Follow Curt HansenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,590 |
| 4 | 🇩🇰Follow Jesper Sondergaard ThyboTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,579 |
| 5 | 🇩🇰Follow Mads AndersenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,559 |
| 6 | 🇩🇰Follow Boris ChatalbashevTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,520 |
| 7 | 🇩🇰Follow Sune Berg HansenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,490 |
| 8 | 🇩🇰Follow Allan Stig RasmussenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,482 |
| 9 | 🇩🇰Follow Bjorn Moller OchsnerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,478 |
| 10 | 🇩🇰Follow Filip Boe OlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,475 |
| ... | ||
| 2589 | 1,404 | |
Europe
| 1 | 🇳🇴Follow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,841 |
| 2 | 🇩🇪Follow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,767 |
| 3 | 🇳🇱Follow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,764 |
| 4 | 🇫🇷Follow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,744 |
| 5 | 🇵🇱Follow Jan-Krzysztof DudaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,739 |
| 6 | 🇭🇺Follow Richard RapportTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,729 |
| 7 | 🇳🇱Follow Jorden Van ForeestTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,728 |
| 8 | 🇫🇷Follow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,721 |
| 9 | 🇦🇿Follow Shakhriyar MamedyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,717 |
| 10 | 🇹🇷Follow Yagiz Kaan ErdogmusTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,713 |
| ... | ||
| 129077 | 1,404 | |
World
| 1 | 🇳🇴Follow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,841 |
| 2 | 🇺🇸Follow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,792 |
| 2 | 🇺🇸Follow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,792 |
| 4 | 🇺🇿Follow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,777 |
| 4 | 🇺🇿Follow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,777 |
| 6 | 🇩🇪Follow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,767 |
| 7 | 🇳🇱Follow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,764 |
| 8 | 🇮🇳Follow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,761 |
| 9 | 🇺🇸Follow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,753 |
| 9 | 🇨🇳Follow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,753 |
| ... | ||
| 216473 | 1,404 | |