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Scharf, Christian

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FIDEFIDE 16266110· Male· Germany· Born in 2006

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Christian Scharf, a 20-year-old German player, is rated 1962 — his current career high. He is on a steady climb with +71 Elo over the past 12 months. 40 rated games in the past year (≈17/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open, Landeseinzelmeisterschaft M-V 2026 Meisterturnier, and 3. Internationales Schachopen Graal-Mueritz. He took a 36-month break between Jun 2018 and Jul 2021 (COVID-19 included).

Current rating

1962

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1962

at best
May 2026 · age 20

Activity

31

games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo

40 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#34,238

#34,238 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

7 entries
2026
All-time peak 1962
at age 20
May 2026
2025
100 career games
at age 19
Dec 2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+448 Elo)
1412 → 1860
Jun 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 18
Apr 2024
2018
Inactive for 36 months
paused at 1050 → returned at 1168
Jun 2018

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open
perf 2042 (+80) · 7/9 · #44
Top opponent
vs Karsten SchulzFM 2,173
Baltic Chess Open 2025 A · Oct 2025 · +6.4 Elo
Evolution
+71
1891 → 1962
Tournaments
6
40 games
Score
22.5/ 4056.3%
16W13D11L

Last 12 months — tournaments

6 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open
Open Swiss
Apr 20267/9#442042+25.2
Landeseinzelmeisterschaft M-V 2026 Meisterturnier
Swiss
Mar 20264/7#51974+11.2
3. Internationales Schachopen Graal-Mueritz
Open Swiss
Mar 20263.5/7#551963+7.6
Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q3 B
Open Swiss
Jan 20262.5/5#481979+9.8
Baltic Chess Open 2025 A
Swiss
Oct 20253/7#261941+6.0
Hot streak: 6 tournaments without losing Elo.

Rankings

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Germany
#3,939
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#25,310
in continent
World
#34,238
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Germany
1
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2,759
2
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2,694
3
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2,645
3
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2,645
5
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2,635
6
🇩🇪Svane, RasmusFollow Rasmus SvaneTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,620
7
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2,593
8
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2,592
9
🇩🇪Wagner, DennisFollow Dennis WagnerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,591
10
🇩🇪Braun, ArikFollow Arik BraunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,587
...
3939🇩🇪Scharf, Christian1,962
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
3
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
3
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeFollow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
8
🇦🇿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.
2,708
...
25310🇩🇪Scharf, Christian1,962
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
...
34238🇩🇪Scharf, Christian1,962