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Steiner, Raphael
🇩🇪FIDE 16238745· Male· Germany· Born in 2000
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Raphael Steiner, a 26-year-old German player, is rated 1955 — his current career high. He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months) and took a 31-month break between May 2019 and Jan 2022 (COVID-19 included). Recent standard appearances include grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open, SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 5-6, and SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 4.
Current rating
1955
Standard
Rpd1896·Blz1926
All-time high
1955
at best
May 2026 · age 26
May 2026 · age 26
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#35,632
#35,632 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
7 entries2026
All-time peak 1955
at age 26
May 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+87 Elo)
1810 → 1897
Mar 2024
2022
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 22
Feb 2022
2019
Crossed 1800
at age 19
May 2019
Inactive for 31 months
paused at 1826 → returned at 1815
May 2019
2017
First FIDE rating
1756 · at age 17
May 2017
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
+38
1917 → 1955
Tournaments
4
6 games
Score
5.5/ 691.7%
5W1D0L
Top 3 wins
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3/3 | #1006 | 2602 | +19.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #984 | 1988 | +1.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #161 | 2651 | +8.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #98 | 2694 | +9.4 |
Hot streak: 4 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
Germany
#4,083
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#26,339
in continent
World
#35,632
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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