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Schwab, Matthias
🇩🇪FIDE 24622397· Male· Germany· Born in 1985
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Matthias Schwab, a 41-year-old German player, is rated 2074 and sitting in the top 8% of players worldwide. He has slipped back 55 Elo over the past 12 months. 55 rated games in the past year (≈20/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open, 36. Staufer Open A, and 66. Offene Stadtmeisterschaft Ulm & Neu-Ulm 66. Offene Stadtmeisterschaft Ulm & Neu-Ulm Dezember 2025. He had 3 career breaks: 13 months (2008–2009), 15 months (2011–2012) and 51 months (2019–2024, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2184 was reached at age 31 (Dec 2016).
At junior level, he reached #66 nationally in U20.
Current rating
2074
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2184
−110 pts below
Dec 2016 · age 31
Dec 2016 · age 31
Activity
34
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
55 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 8%
#17,969 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2025
Re-crossed 2100
at age 40
Feb 2025
2019
Inactive for 51 months
paused at 2128 → returned at 2119
Oct 2019
2016
All-time peak 2184
at age 31 · −110 from today
Dec 2016
Best 12-month gain (+72 Elo)
2110 → 2182
Nov 2016
2015
Re-crossed 2100
at age 30
Jan 2015
2014
Re-crossed 2100
at age 29
Nov 2014
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-41
2115 → 2074
Tournaments
8
41 games
Score
23.5/ 4157.3%
15W17D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4/7 | #28 | 2078 | +0.6 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4.5/9 | #414 | 2066 | -3.8 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4/9 | #196 | 1943 | -42.2 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #10 | 1913 | -5.4 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 1.5/2 | #3 | 2203 | +4.0 |
66. Offene Stadtmeisterschaft Ulm & Neu-Ulm 66. Offene Stadtmeisterschaft Ulm & Neu-Ulm Oktober 2025 Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2.5/3 | #1 | 2222 | +6.6 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 1/1 | #5 | 2524 | +1.8 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5.5/9 | #5 | 2094 | -4.2 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#2,066
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#13,138
in continent
World
#17,969
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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