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Schaefer, Lutz

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FIDEFIDE 24604216· Male· Germany· Born in 1949

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Lutz Schaefer, a 77-year-old German player, is rated 1829. He has slipped back 46 Elo over the past 12 months. 15 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent appearances: 42. Offenes Internationales Schachturnier Muenchen B-Turnier and Norway Chess Open 2025 ELO - open. He had 4 career breaks: 26 months (2007–2009), 38 months (2009–2012), 45 months (2012–2016) and 31 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2105 was reached at age 57 (Jan 2006).

Current rating

1829

Standard

Rpd1890·Blz—

All-time high

2105

−276 pts below
Jan 2006 · age 57

Activity

21

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#67,416

#67,416 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

13 entries
2024
Best 12-month gain (+81 Elo)
1841 → 1922
Apr 2024
2020
Inactive for 31 months
paused at 1846 → returned at 1855
Apr 2020
2019
100 career games
at age 70
Sep 2019
2016
Re-crossed 2000
at age 67
Aug 2016
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 67
Aug 2016
2012
Inactive for 45 months
paused at 1995 → returned at 2008
Oct 2012

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
42. Offenes Internationales Schachturnier Muenchen B-Turnier
perf 2009 (+180) · 6/7 · #25
Top opponent
vs Peter Schmitzer 1,853
42. Offenes Internationales Schachturnier Muenchen B-Turnier · Sep 2025 · +10.7 Elo
Evolution
-46
1875 → 1829
Tournaments
2
18 games
Score
11/ 1861.1%
9W4D5L

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
42. Offenes Internationales Schachturnier Muenchen B-Turnier
Open Swiss
Sep 20256/7#252009-4.2
Norway Chess Open 2025 ELO - open
Open Swiss
May 20255/8#311752-41.6
Worst Elo result: Norway Chess Open 2025 ELO - open (-41.6 Elo, finished #31).

Rankings

/
Germany
#7,056
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#49,120
in continent
World
#67,416
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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World
Germany
1
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2
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2,694
3
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2,645
3
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2,645
5
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2,635
6
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2,620
7
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2,593
8
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2,592
9
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2,591
10
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2,587
...
7056🇩🇪Schaefer, Lutz1,829
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
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2,759
3
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2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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2,717
10
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2,708
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49120🇩🇪Schaefer, Lutz1,829
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
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2,753
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67416🇩🇪Schaefer, Lutz1,829