CChessStats
Format
BS

Banzhaf, Steffen

🇩🇪

FIDEFIDE 16219880· Male· Germany· Born in 1983

Follow Steffen BanzhafTrack his monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.

Steffen Banzhaf, a 43-year-old German player, is rated 1793 — just 4 short of his peak of 1797 (Sep 2025, age 42). He has held steady between 1750 and 1800 for 18 months. 23 rated games in the past year (≈14/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 19. Int. Deizisauer Herbstopen 2025 B, 6. Internationale Unterlaender Schachtage B-Turnier, and Bezirkseinzelmeisterschaft Unterland 2025. He had 2 career breaks: 12 months (2016–2017) and 35 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included).

Current rating

1793

Standard

Rpd—·Blz1739

All-time high

1797

−4 pts below
Sep 2025 · age 42

Activity

30

games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo

23 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#78,603

#78,603 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

16 entries
2025
All-time peak 1797
at age 42 · −4 from today
Sep 2025
2024
100 career games
at age 41
Dec 2024
Best 12-month gain (+175 Elo)
1604 → 1779
Aug 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 41
Mar 2024
2023
Re-crossed 1600
at age 40
Jul 2023
Re-crossed 1600
at age 40
May 2023

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Best result
Bezirkseinzelmeisterschaft Unterland 2025
perf 1907 (+112) · 3/5 · #6
Top opponent
vs Daniel Schaefer 1,982
Bezirkseinzelmeisterschaft Unterland 2025 · Jun 2025 · +4.9 Elo
Evolution
-2
1795 → 1793
Tournaments
3
19 games
Score
11.5/ 1960.5%
6W11D2L
Top 1 loss
1.[L]vsDavid Herrmann1,647·19. Int. Deizisauer Herbstopen 2025 B·R1·-14.0

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
19. Int. Deizisauer Herbstopen 2025 B
Open Swiss
Oct 20254.5/7#101769-4.2
6. Internationale Unterlaender Schachtage B-Turnier
Open Swiss
Jul 20254/6#251804+2.2
Bezirkseinzelmeisterschaft Unterland 2025
Swiss
Jun 20253/5#61907+17.6

Rankings

/
Germany
#8,073
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#56,814
in continent
World
#78,602
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Germany
1
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
2
🇩🇪Bluebaum, MatthiasFollow Matthias BluebaumTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,694
3
🇩🇪Svane, FrederikFollow Frederik SvaneTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,657
4
🇩🇪Donchenko, AlexanderFollow Alexander DonchenkoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,640
5
🇩🇪Kollars, DmitrijFollow Dmitrij KollarsTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,634
6
🇩🇪Svane, RasmusFollow Rasmus SvaneTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,620
7
🇩🇪Doettling, FabianFollow Fabian DoettlingTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,593
8
🇩🇪Wagner, DennisFollow Dennis WagnerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,591
9
🇩🇪Engel, LuisFollow Luis EngelTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,588
10
🇩🇪Braun, ArikFollow Arik BraunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,587
...
8073🇩🇪Banzhaf, Steffen1,793
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
3
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
4
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,744
5
🇵🇱Duda, Jan-KrzysztofFollow Jan-Krzysztof DudaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,739
6
🇭🇺Rapport, RichardFollow Richard RapportTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,729
7
🇳🇱Van Foreest, JordenFollow Jorden Van ForeestTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,728
8
🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeFollow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,721
9
🇦🇿Mamedyarov, ShakhriyarFollow Shakhriyar MamedyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
10
🇹🇷Erdogmus, Yagiz KaanFollow Yagiz Kaan ErdogmusTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,713
...
56814🇩🇪Banzhaf, Steffen1,793
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
2
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
4
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
4
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
...
78602🇩🇪Banzhaf, Steffen1,793