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Pfau, Matthias, Dr.

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FIDEFIDE 24605905· Male· Germany· Born in 1964

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Matthias, Dr. Pfau, a 62-year-old German player, is rated 2083 and sitting in the top 8% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and took a 213-month break between Jul 2006 and May 2024. Recent standard appearances include SMM NLB 2026 round 1, SMM 2025 NLB rounds 8-9, and SMM 2025 NLB round 7. His peak of 2167 was reached at age 40 (Jul 2004).

Current rating

2083

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2167

−84 pts below
Jul 2004 · age 40

Activity

4

games / yr avg.

7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

Top 8%

#17,034 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

9 entries
2025
Best 12-month gain (+32 Elo)
2065 → 2097
Oct 2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 61
Jun 2025
Re-crossed 2100
at age 61
May 2025
2006
Inactive for 213 months
paused at 2123 → returned at 2133
Jul 2006
2004
All-time peak 2167
at age 40 · −84 from today
Jul 2004
2003
Crossed 2100
at age 39
Oct 2003

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Julian Turkmani 2,090
SMM NLB 2026 round 1 · Mar 2026 · +10.2 Elo
Best comeback
SMM 2025 NLB round 7
finished #3 (seeded #82 of 160)
Evolution
-15
2098 → 2083
Tournaments
6
7 games
Score
3/ 742.9%
2W2D3L
Top 2 wins
1.[W]vsJulian Turkmani2,090·SMM NLB 2026 round 1·R1·+10.2
2.[W]vsChristian Michaud2,050·SMM 2025 NLB round 7·R1·+8.7
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsBertrand Fulpius1,907·SMM 2025 NLB rounds 8-9·R1·-14.4
2.[L]vsMikayel Zargarov2,093·SMM 2025 NLB rounds 8-9·R2·-9.4
3.[L]vsJean-Robert VesinFM2,142·SMM 2025 NLB round 5·R1·-8.5

Last 12 months — tournaments

6 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
SMM NLB 2026 round 1
Team
Mar 20261/1#42890+10.6
SMM 2025 NLB rounds 8-9
Team
Oct 20250/2#1821200-25.2
SMM 2025 NLB round 7
Team
Sep 20251/1#32850+9.0
SMM 2025 NLB round 6
Team
Aug 20250.5/1#642065-0.6
SMM 2025 NLB round 5
Team
Jun 20250/1#1201342-8.8
Worst Elo result: SMM 2025 NLB rounds 8-9 (-25.2 Elo, finished #182).

Rankings

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Germany
#1,956
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#12,413
in continent
World
#17,034
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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7
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8
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10
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1956🇩🇪Pfau, Matthias, Dr.2,083
Europe
1
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3
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7
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8
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8
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World
1
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2,840
2
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6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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9
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10
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17034🇩🇪Pfau, Matthias, Dr.2,083