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Schmalfuss, Roman
🇩🇪FIDE 16299442· Male· Germany· Born in 1979
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Roman Schmalfuss, a 47-year-old German player, is rated 1771 — just 25 short of his peak of 1796 (Apr 2025, age 46). He has held steady between 1750 and 1800 for 15 months. 11 rated games in the past year (≈5/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q3 C, Berliner Pokal-Einzelmeisterschaft 2025, and Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2024-2025 Finale D. He took a 35-month break between Feb 2020 and Feb 2023 (COVID-19 included).
Current rating
1771
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1796
−25 pts below
Apr 2025 · age 46
Apr 2025 · age 46
Activity
8
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#85,529
#85,529 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 47
Feb 2026
2025
All-time peak 1796
at age 46 · −25 from today
Apr 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+224 Elo)
1501 → 1725
Mar 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 45
Mar 2024
2023
Crossed 1500
at age 44
Feb 2023
2020
Crossed 1400
at age 41
Feb 2020
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-25
1796 → 1771
Rankings
/
Germany
#8,645
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#61,483
in continent
World
#85,527
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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