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Schwartz, Julius
🇬🇧FIDE 2402831· Male· Scotland· Born in 1992
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Julius Schwartz, a 34-year-old Scottish player, is rated 2230 — his current career high and ranked 16th among Scottish players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +34 Elo over the past 12 months. 39 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Stockholms SS KM 2026 r8-9, Stockholmsmasterskapet 2026 r1-3, and Sthlm Lag-DM 2025-2026 div 1 r5. Also played 7 rapid (including Malmo Open 2025 rpd) and 5 blitz events (including Kristallens varblixt 2026) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 22 months (2012–2013), 16 months (2015–2016) and 15 months (2018–2020). He reached Scottish #16 in May 2026.
At junior level, he reached #3 nationally in U20.
Current rating
2230
Standard
Rpd2086·Blz2087
All-time high
2230
at best
May 2026 · age 34
May 2026 · age 34
Activity
35
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
39 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#16
#16 · Scottish players · of 384
Career timeline
17 entries2026
Peak Scottish rank: #16
at age 34 · rated 2230
May 2026
All-time peak 2230
at age 34
May 2026
Crossed 2200
at age 34
Apr 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+81 Elo)
2098 → 2179
Apr 2024
7-month rising streak
+46 Elo
Apr 2024
2023
Re-crossed 2100
at age 31
Jun 2023
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+42
2188 → 2230
Tournaments
20
37 games
Score
23.5/ 3763.5%
25W1D11L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
12 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2/2 | #4 | 3012 | +20.6 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2/3 | #11 | 2264 | +9.0 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3/3 | #3 | 2666 | +8.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2/2 | #1 | 2737 | +7.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #56 | 1390 | -10.8 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #24 | 2437 | +1.6 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #45 | 1177 | -14.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2/2 | #82 | 2822 | +11.2 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #5 | 2773 | +5.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #5 | 2792 | +4.6 |
Hot streak: 4 tournaments without losing Elo.
Most-Played Opponents
vsMikael HelinCM
🇸🇪SWE·1916
+6 −0 =0
6 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsErik BlomqvistGM
🇸🇪SWE·2472
+0 −5 =0
5 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsGustav Dingertz
🇸🇪SWE·2084
+4 −1 =0
5 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsJacob Hanini
🇸🇪SWE·1749
+3 −1 =1
5 games·last met Mar 2026
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Rankings
/
Scotland
#16
out of 460 players
Europe
#4,611
in continent
World
#6,695
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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