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Schwalb, Manfred
🇩🇪FIDE 16227018· Male· Germany· Born in 1950
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Manfred Schwalb, a 76-year-old German player, is rated 1990 — just 16 short of his peak of 2006 (Apr 2025, age 75). He has fluctuated between 1969 and 2006 over the past 2 years. 17 rated games in the past year (≈10/year long-term). Recent appearances: 41. ChessOrg-Schachfestival Bad Woerishofen 2026 Senioren and 10. Offene BW Senioren-Einzelmeisterschaft 2025. He had 2 career breaks: 21 months (2016–2018) and 34 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included).
Current rating
1990
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1985
All-time high
2006
−16 pts below
Apr 2025 · age 75
Apr 2025 · age 75
Activity
14
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
17 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#29,107
#29,107 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2026
51st German 75-80 player
at age 76 · rated 2004
Mar 2026
2025
Crossed 2000
at age 75
Apr 2025
All-time peak 2006
at age 75 · −16 from today
Apr 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+39 Elo)
1949 → 1988
Aug 2024
2019
Inactive for 34 months
paused at 1960 → returned at 1955
Sep 2019
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 69
Apr 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-16
2006 → 1990
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
5.5/ 961.1%
4W3D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5.5/9 | #26 | 1935 | -13.6 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#3,396
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#21,515
in continent
World
#29,106
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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