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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 2085 and sitting in the top 8% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (8 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 3, SMM NLB 2026 round 1, and SMM 2025 NLB rounds 8-9. His peak of 2167 was reached at age 40 (Jul 2004).

Current rating

2085

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2167

−82 pts below
Jul 2004 · age 40

Activity

4

games / yr avg.

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

Signature stat

Top 8%

#16,854 · players worldwide · of 218,279

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 · −82 from today
Jul 2004
2003
Crossed 2100
at age 39
Oct 2003

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Guillaume Goettelmann 2,136
SMM NLB 2026 round 4-5 · Jun 2026 · +11.5 Elo
Best comeback
SMM 2025 NLB round 7
finished #3 (seeded #82 of 160)
Evolution
-4
2089 → 2085
Tournaments
6
8 games
Score
4.5/ 856.3%
4W1D3L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsGuillaume Goettelmann2,136·SMM NLB 2026 round 4-5·R1·+11.5
2.[W]vsJulian Turkmani2,090·SMM NLB 2026 round 1·R1·+10.2
3.[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 ZargarovCM2,093·SMM 2025 NLB rounds 8-9·R2·-9.4
3.[L]vsAfrim FejzullahuFM2,175·SMM NLB 2026 round 4-5·R2·-7.5

Last 12 months — tournaments

6 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
SMM NLB 2026 round 4-5
Team
Jun 20261/2#652156+3.8
SMM NLB 2026 round 3
Team
May 20261/1#52440+1.6
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
Worst Elo result: SMM 2025 NLB rounds 8-9 (-25.2 Elo, finished #182).

Rankings

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Germany
#1,916
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#12,274
in continent
World
#16,854
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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1916🇩🇪Pfau, Matthias, Dr.2,085
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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3
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4
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5
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7
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8
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9
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10
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12274🇩🇪Pfau, Matthias, Dr.2,085
World
1
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2,841
2
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4
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6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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9
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9
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16854🇩🇪Pfau, Matthias, Dr.2,085