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Fichter, Fabian
FM🇩🇪FIDE 24613258· Male· Germany· Born in 1990
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Fabian Fichter, a 36-year-old German FIDE Master, is rated 2228 and sitting in the top 5% of German players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He has held steady between 2200 and 2250 for 14 months. 12 rated games in the past year (≈15/year long-term). Recent appearances: Oberliga Baden 2025-2026 Februar 2026 and 38. Internationale Hasslocher Schachtage 2025 A-Turnier. Also played 2 rapid events (including 29. Active Chess Open Bensheim 2025) recently. He had 4 career breaks: 26 months (2008–2010), 13 months (2010–2011), 15 months (2013–2014) and 12 months (2016–2017). His peak of 2305 was reached at age 34 (Jun 2024).
Awarded FM in 2024 (age 34). At junior level, he reached #90, #52, #45 and #44 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
2228
Standard
Rpd2195·Blz2100
All-time high
2305
−77 pts below
Jun 2024 · age 34
Jun 2024 · age 34
Activity
19
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
12 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 5%
#666 · German players · of 13,806
Career timeline
18 entries2026
62nd German 35-40 player
at age 36 · rated 2230
Jan 2026
2024
All-time peak 2305
at age 34 · −77 from today
Jun 2024
FM title awardedFM
at age 34
Apr 2024
Crossed 2300
at age 34
Apr 2024
2018
Crossed 2200
at age 28
May 2018
2016
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 2137 → returned at 2165
Apr 2016
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
-7
2235 → 2228
Tournaments
6
13 games
Score
8/ 1361.5%
5W6D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #35 | 2164 | -1.8 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #33 | 2203 | -0.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #45 | 1998 | -6.0 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0.5/1 | #36 | 2291 | +1.6 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1/1 | #18 | 2938 | +7.6 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#666
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#4,680
in continent
World
#6,776
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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