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Schmidt, Markus

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FIDEFIDE 24601306· Male· Germany· Born in 1988

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Markus Schmidt, a 38-year-old German player, is rated 2116 and sitting in the top 6% of players worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2096 and 2152 over the past 2 years. 15 rated games in the past year (≈17/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q6 A, Herkules-Cup 2025, and Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2024-2025 Finale A. Also played 2 blitz events (including 16. DSAM-Blitzturnier) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 20 months (2007–2009) and 31 months (2009–2012). His peak of 2152 was reached at age 36 (Dec 2024).

At junior level, he reached #97 and #96 nationally in U20 and U18.

Current rating

2116

Standard

Rpd—·Blz2090

All-time high

2152

−36 pts below
Dec 2024 · age 36

Activity

35

games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo

15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

Top 6%

#13,950 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

16 entries
2026
Re-crossed 2100
at age 38
Jan 2026
2024
All-time peak 2152
at age 36 · −36 from today
Dec 2024
2022
Re-crossed 2100
at age 34
Dec 2022
2017
Re-crossed 2100
at age 29
Jul 2017
2016
Re-crossed 2100
at age 28
May 2016
2014
Re-crossed 2100
at age 26
Sep 2014

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
Herkules-Cup 2025
perf 2206 (+95) · 4/5 · #1
Top opponent
vs Philipp MesterFM 2,285
Herkules-Cup 2025 · Nov 2025 · +4.6 Elo
Evolution
-4
2120 → 2116
Tournaments
3
15 games
Score
7/ 1546.7%
3W8D4L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsSilas Cassel1,903·Herkules-Cup 2025·R3·+4.6
2.[D]vsPhilipp MesterFM2,285·Herkules-Cup 2025·R4·+4.6
3.[D]vsRuediger BreytherFM2,239·Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q6 A·R3·+3.4

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q6 A
Swiss
Mar 20262/5#222153+5.0
Herkules-Cup 2025
Open Swiss
Nov 20254/5#12206+15.2
Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2024-2025 Finale A
Swiss
Jul 20251/5#401920-24.2
Worst Elo result: Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2024-2025 Finale A (-24.2 Elo, finished #40).

Rankings

/
Germany
#1,581
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#10,105
in continent
World
#13,950
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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1581🇩🇪Schmidt, Markus2,116
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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3
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3
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5
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6
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7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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10
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10105🇩🇪Schmidt, Markus2,116
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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10
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13950🇩🇪Schmidt, Markus2,116