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ZS
Zehnter, Sebastian
🇩🇪FIDE 24608670· Male· Germany· Born in 1991
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Sebastian Zehnter, a 35-year-old German player, is rated 2235 and sitting in the top 4% of German players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He plays occasionally (4 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 20 months (2012–2014), 47 months (2015–2019) and 47 months (2020–2024, COVID-19 included). Recent appearance: Landesliga Bayern Sued 2025-2026 Maerz 2026. His peak of 2274 was reached at age 33 (Feb 2024).
At junior level, he reached #23, #14, #10 and #7 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
2235
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2274
−39 pts below
Feb 2024 · age 33
Feb 2024 · age 33
Activity
6
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
4 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 4%
#614 · German players · of 14,156
Career timeline
15 entries2024
All-time peak 2274
at age 33 · −39 from today
Feb 2024
2020
Inactive for 47 months
paused at 2253 → returned at 2274
Feb 2020
2015
Inactive for 47 months
paused at 2248 → returned at 2241
Feb 2015
2012
Inactive for 20 months
paused at 2223 → returned at 2225
May 2012
2011
23rd German U20 player
at age 20 · rated 2219
Jan 2011
2009
14th German U18 player
at age 18 · rated 2225
Jul 2009
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-23
2258 → 2235
Tournaments
4
4 games
Score
0.5/ 412.5%
0W1D3L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #93 | 1613 | -5.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #65 | 1498 | -8.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #51 | 1543 | -7.6 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0.5/1 | #59 | 2237 | -0.6 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#614
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#4,434
in continent
World
#6,452
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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