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Schmidt, Heinz
🇸🇪FIDE 1722832· Male· Sweden· Born in 1943
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Heinz Schmidt, a 83-year-old Swedish player, is rated 1669. He is progressing steadily with +51 Elo over the past 12 months. 24 rated games in the past year (≈7/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Sthlm Seniorserie VT26 klass 2 r6-8, Stockholmsserien 2025-2026 div 4 r5-6, and Seniorserien ht 2025 Klass 2 R11. He took a 30-month break between May 2020 and Dec 2022 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 1742 was reached at age 73 (Nov 2016).
Current rating
1669
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1742
−73 pts below
Nov 2016 · age 73
Nov 2016 · age 73
Activity
16
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
21 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#121,100
#121,100 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2025
Re-crossed 1600
at age 82
Apr 2025
Best 12-month gain (+211 Elo)
1400 → 1611
Jan 2025
2024
68th Swedish 80+ player
at age 81 · rated 1627
Nov 2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 81
Nov 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 81
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 81
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+51
1618 → 1669
Tournaments
12
22 games
Score
15/ 2268.2%
13W4D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
12 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Apr 2026 | 2/2 | #3 | 2364 | +16.4 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 1.5/3 | #5 | 1598 | -3.6 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 2/3 | #4 | 1731 | +5.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #12 | 1576 | -2.2 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #7 | 2403 | +9.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #8 | 2607 | +13.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #20 | 719 | -12.8 |
Round-Robin | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #6 | 1636 | -1.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #14 | — | -1.2 |
Round-Robin | Nov 2025 | 1/2 | #10 | 1611 | -1.0 |
Rankings
/
Sweden
#2,186
out of 3,410 players
Europe
#83,879
in continent
World
#121,094
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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