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Schulze, Torben, Dr.
🇩🇪FIDE 24630560· Male· Germany· Born in 1987
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Torben, Dr. Schulze, a 39-year-old German player, is rated 2323 — just 11 short of his peak of 2334 (Dec 2025, age 38) and sitting in the top 2% of German players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He has held steady between 2300 and 2350 for 3 years. 17 rated games in the past year (≈18/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Team 2026 - Nationale 3 r7-9, 2. Bundesliga Nord 2025-2026 Maerz 2026, and Championnat de Paris 2025 Masters. Also played 2 blitz events (including Blitz Easy Chess du samedi 22 Nnovembre 2025) recently. He took a 33-month break between Apr 2016 and Feb 2019.
At junior level, he reached #18 nationally in U20.
Current rating
2323
Standard
Rpd2332·Blz2365
All-time high
2334
−11 pts below
Dec 2025 · age 38
Dec 2025 · age 38
Activity
26
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
17 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 2%
#294 · German players · of 13,806
Career timeline
16 entries2025
27th German 35-40 player
at age 38 · rated 2334
Dec 2025
All-time peak 2334
at age 38 · −11 from today
Dec 2025
2023
Re-crossed 2300
at age 36
Mar 2023
2016
Re-crossed 2300
at age 29
Apr 2016
Inactive for 33 months
paused at 2304 → returned at 2311
Apr 2016
Re-crossed 2300
at age 29
Jan 2016
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+5
2318 → 2323
Tournaments
8
17 games
Score
10.5/ 1761.8%
6W9D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/2 | #527 | 2135 | -6.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #23 | 2400 | +2.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #87 | 2329 | -0.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #577 | 2029 | -7.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #35 | 2843 | +3.2 |
Rankings
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Germany
#294
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#2,222
in continent
World
#3,399
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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