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Giese, Stefan
🇩🇪FIDE 24600776· Male· Germany· Born in 1973
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Stefan Giese, a 53-year-old German player, is rated 1985. He has slipped back 32 Elo over the past 12 months. 16 rated games in the past year (≈5/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 29. Wertheraner Schloss-Open 2026 Gruppe B, 27. NordWest-Cup Open A, and Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q1 B. He took a 186-month break between Jul 2008 and Feb 2024. His peak of 2049 was reached at age 34 (Apr 2007).
Current rating
1985
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1953
All-time high
2049
−64 pts below
Apr 2007 · age 34
Apr 2007 · age 34
Activity
14
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
16 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#29,963
#29,963 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2026
100 career games
at age 53
Apr 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 52
Mar 2025
2008
Inactive for 186 months
paused at 2027 → returned at 1998
Jul 2008
2007
All-time peak 2049
at age 34 · −64 from today
Apr 2007
2005
Best 12-month gain (+96 Elo)
1951 → 2047
Jul 2005
Crossed 2000
at age 32
Apr 2005
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-32
2017 → 1985
Tournaments
3
16 games
Score
7/ 1643.8%
4W6D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4/5 | #1 | 2102 | +15.2 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 0.5/6 | #123 | 1638 | -43.6 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2.5/5 | #35 | 1994 | -3.2 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#3,489
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#22,137
in continent
World
#29,962
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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