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Schefter, Juergen
🇩🇪FIDE 24630454· Male· Germany· Born in 1953
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Juergen Schefter, a 73-year-old German player, is rated 1893. He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and took a 23-month break between Apr 2006 and Apr 2008. Recent appearance: Landesliga Brandenburg 2025-2026 Maerz 2026. His peak of 1959 was reached at age 63 (Jan 2016).
Current rating
1893
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1959
−66 pts below
Jan 2016 · age 63
Jan 2016 · age 63
Activity
6
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#49,851
#49,851 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2016
Best 12-month gain (+131 Elo)
1828 → 1959
Jan 2016
All-time peak 1959
at age 63 · −66 from today
Jan 2016
6-month rising streak
+103 Elo
Jan 2016
2015
100 career games
at age 62
Nov 2015
2006
Crossed 1800
at age 53
Apr 2006
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 1927 → returned at 1908
Apr 2006
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+39
1854 → 1893
Tournaments
4
6 games
Score
4/ 666.7%
4W0D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 1/1 | #1 | 2647 | +9.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #45 | 1986 | +5.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #20 | 2687 | +10.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #3 | 2769 | +13.2 |
Hot streak: 4 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
Germany
#5,469
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#36,709
in continent
World
#49,850
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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