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Schmidt, Markus

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FIDEFIDE 24660191· Male· Germany· Born in 1960

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Markus Schmidt, a 66-year-old German player, is rated 1804. He has slipped back 63 Elo over the past 12 months. 61 rated games in the past year (≈26/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open, 5. Int. Baden-Badener Faschingsopen 2026 A-Gruppe, and 36. Staufer Open B. Also played 1 rapid (including 1. Altbacher Sommerschachturniere: Rapid) and 2 blitz events (including Stuttgarter Bezirks-Blitz-Mannschaftsmeisterschaft 2026) recently. His peak of 1911 was reached at age 53 (Jun 2013).

Current rating

1804

Standard

Rpd1835·Blz1818

All-time high

1911

−107 pts below
Jun 2013 · age 53

Activity

39

games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo

47 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#75,134

#75,134 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

8 entries
2025
Best 12-month gain (+156 Elo)
1711 → 1867
Feb 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 64
Mar 2024
2020
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 1772 → returned at 1752
Feb 2020
2016
100 career games
at age 56
Feb 2016
2013
All-time peak 1911
at age 53 · −107 from today
Jun 2013
2011
Crossed 1800
at age 51
Mar 2011

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Franz Ernst 1,942
36. Staufer Open B · Jan 2026 · +12.2 Elo
Evolution
-53
1857 → 1804
Tournaments
6
47 games
Score
24.5/ 4752.1%
22W5D20L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsPhilipp Samuel Ehrlich1,559·15. Oeffinger Schachopen·R1·-16.1
2.[L]vsElias Schupmann1,626·grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open·R7·-15.4
3.[L]vsPiotr Klisz1,642·7. Bamberg Open B·R1·-15.4

Last 12 months — tournaments

6 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
15. Oeffinger Schachopen
Open Swiss
May 20263.5/7#441771-12.2
Internationale Stuttgarter Stadtmeisterschaft 2026 A
Open Swiss
May 20261.5/7#1111726-17.8
grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open
Open Swiss
Apr 20265.5/9#2001774-17.4
5. Int. Baden-Badener Faschingsopen 2026 A-Gruppe
Open Swiss
Feb 20264/9#871817-12.8
36. Staufer Open B
Open Swiss
Jan 20266/9#231903+14.0
7. Bamberg Open B
Open Swiss
Sep 20254/6#201792-6.6
Worst Elo result: Internationale Stuttgarter Stadtmeisterschaft 2026 A (-17.8 Elo, finished #111).

Rankings

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Germany
#7,786
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#54,418
in continent
World
#75,133
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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6
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7
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8
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10
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7786🇩🇪Schmidt, Markus1,804
Europe
1
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2
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3
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7
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8
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9
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10
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54418🇩🇪Schmidt, Markus1,804
World
1
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2
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6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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75133🇩🇪Schmidt, Markus1,804