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Steffert, Walter
🇸🇪FIDE 1733362· Male· Sweden· Born in 1960
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Walter Steffert, a 66-year-old Swedish player, is rated 1665. He has held steady between 1650 and 1700 for 2 years. 10 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include Skromberga var-KM 2026 grp 2 r4-5, Allsvenskan 2025-2026: III:9 r8-9, and Skromberga HostKM 202526 Grp 2 R5. His peak of 1710 was reached at age 64 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1665
Standard
Rpd1776·Blz1597
All-time high
1710
−45 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 64
Mar 2024 · age 64
Activity
11
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#122,545
#122,545 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2025
Best 12-month gain (+172 Elo)
1507 → 1679
Feb 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 64
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1710
at age 64 · −45 from today
Mar 2024
2020
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 60
May 2020
2017
Crossed 1600
at age 57
Mar 2017
Crossed 1500
at age 57
Mar 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-15
1680 → 1665
Tournaments
9
13 games
Score
6/ 1346.2%
4W4D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #3 | 1850 | +4.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #74 | 795 | -7.4 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #3 | 864 | -9.8 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 1.5/1 | #3 | 2759 | +6.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/2 | #75 | 1465 | -10.0 |
Round-Robin | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #1 | 2576 | +12.6 |
Round-Robin | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #3 | 1890 | +5.4 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #81 | 2563 | -7.8 |
Round-Robin | Sep 2025 | 1/1 | #4 | 2518 | -9.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsLars 1958 Persson
🇸🇪SWE·1678
+3 −7 =3
13 games·last met May 2026
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vsRoland 1957 Johansson
🇸🇪SWE·1694
+3 −5 =3
11 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsNils-Arne Joensson
🇸🇪SWE·1717
+1 −8 =1
10 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsHans Dehlin
🇸🇪SWE·1954
+0 −10 =0
10 games·last met Nov 2024
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vsTord Andersson
🇸🇪SWE·1831
+0 −6 =3
9 games·last met Apr 2025
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Rankings
/
Sweden
#2,211
out of 3,410 players
Europe
#84,722
in continent
World
#122,539
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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