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Schmoelzing, Matthias
🇩🇪FIDE 16205278· Male· Germany· Born in 1992
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Matthias Schmoelzing, a 34-year-old German player, is rated 1763 — just 1 short of his peak of 1764 (Dec 2025, age 33). He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months) and took a 87-month break between Dec 2016 and Apr 2024. Recent appearance: 42. Offenes Internationales Schachturnier Muenchen A-Turnier.
Current rating
1763
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1687
All-time high
1764
−1 pts below
Dec 2025 · age 33
Dec 2025 · age 33
Activity
11
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#88,191
#88,191 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2025
All-time peak 1764
at age 33 · −1 from today
Dec 2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 33
Oct 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+178 Elo)
1569 → 1747
Jun 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 32
Mar 2024
2016
Inactive for 87 months
paused at 1569 → returned at 1739
Dec 2016
2015
Crossed 1500
at age 23
Dec 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+40
1723 → 1763
Tournaments
2
17 games
Score
8/ 1747.1%
5W6D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsTheodor, Dr. Schleich1,840·42. Offenes Internationales Schachturnier Muenchen A-Turnier·R2·-7.8
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4.5/8 | #61 | 1914 | +10.2 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3.5/8 | #43 | 1820 | +39.6 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#8,857
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#63,253
in continent
World
#88,189
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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