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Schmidt, Ralf

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FIDEFIDE 16215630· Male· Germany· Born in 1971

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Ralf Schmidt, a 55-year-old German player, is rated 1682. He has held steady between 1650 and 1700 for 9 months. 15 rated games in the past year (≈6/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 74. Stadtmeisterschaft Osnabrueck, 7. Muensteraner ELO-DWZ-Cup, and Sparkassen Chess Trophy 2025 B-Open. He had 3 career breaks: 17 months (2018–2019), 27 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included) and 18 months (2022–2024). His peak of 1760 was reached at age 53 (Mar 2024).

Current rating

1682

Standard

Rpd—·Blz1741

All-time high

1760

−78 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 53

Activity

9

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#116,165

#116,165 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

11 entries
2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 53
Sep 2024
Best 12-month gain (+160 Elo)
1600 → 1760
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1760
at age 53 · −78 from today
Mar 2024
2022
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 1600 → returned at 1760
Aug 2022
2020
Inactive for 27 months
paused at 1642 → returned at 1600
Apr 2020
2018
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 1684 → returned at 1710
May 2018

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Michael Henkemeier 1,889
ChessGeeks Pfingst-Open 2025 A-Turnier · Jun 2025 · +4.7 Elo
Evolution
-20
1702 → 1682
Tournaments
4
24 games
Score
6.5/ 2427.1%
6W3D15L

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
74. Stadtmeisterschaft Osnabrueck
Open Swiss
Oct 20251/2#311810+2.4
7. Muensteraner ELO-DWZ-Cup
Team
Aug 20250.5/2#401564-17.6
Sparkassen Chess Trophy 2025 B-Open
Open Swiss
Aug 20253/7#1131631-15.6
ChessGeeks Pfingst-Open 2025 A-Turnier
Swiss
Jun 20252/4#171747+11.0
Worst Elo result: 7. Muensteraner ELO-DWZ-Cup (-17.6 Elo, finished #40).

Rankings

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Germany
#10,678
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#80,945
in continent
World
#116,161
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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3
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5
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6
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2,620
7
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2,593
8
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2,592
9
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10
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Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
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2,759
3
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2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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2,717
10
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2,708
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World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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116161🇩🇪Schmidt, Ralf1,682