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Sonnenschein, Philipp
CM🇩🇪FIDE 16250877· Male· Germany· Born in 1993
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Philipp Sonnenschein, a 33-year-old German Candidate Master, is rated 2213 — just 11 short of his peak of 2224 (Apr 2023, age 30) and sitting in the top 3% of players worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +55 Elo over the past 12 months. 28 rated games in the past year (≈23/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include NRW-Liga Gruppe 2 2025-2026 April 2026, NRW-Mannschaftspokal 2026 April, and grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open. Also played 1 rapid event (including 34. Krefelder Schnellschach-Open 2025) recently.
Awarded CM in 2022 (age 29).
Current rating
2213
Standard
Rpd2284·Blz2319
All-time high
2224
−11 pts below
Apr 2023 · age 30
Apr 2023 · age 30
Activity
26
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
27 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 3%
#7,485 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2026
Re-crossed 2200
at age 33
May 2026
2023
Re-crossed 2200
at age 30
Nov 2023
100 career games
at age 30
May 2023
All-time peak 2224
at age 30 · −11 from today
Apr 2023
2022
Best 12-month gain (+71 Elo)
2152 → 2223
Oct 2022
CM title awardedCM
at age 29
Aug 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+55
2158 → 2213
Tournaments
11
27 games
Score
17/ 2763.0%
11W12D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #66 | 1415 | -9.4 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1.5/2 | #20 | 2408 | +11.2 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/9 | #278 | 2253 | +14.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #29 | 2259 | +3.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #51 | 2263 | +2.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #22 | 2090 | -2.8 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #19 | 3047 | +11.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #13 | 3041 | +12.0 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0.5/1 | #46 | 2209 | +1.6 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 6/7 | #1 | 2253 | +14.8 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#750
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#5,208
in continent
World
#7,485
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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