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Heinze, Steffen
🇩🇪FIDE 24668443· Male· Germany· Born in 1970
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Steffen Heinze, a 56-year-old German player, is rated 1803. He plays occasionally (4 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 23 months (2012–2014), 13 months (2017–2019) and 60 months (2019–2024, COVID-19 included). Recent appearance: Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q5 E. Also played 1 blitz event (including 21. DSAM-Blitzturnier - powered by chessemy) recently. His peak of 1863 was reached at age 54 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1803
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1801
All-time high
1863
−60 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 54
Mar 2024 · age 54
Activity
7
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
4 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#75,396
#75,396 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
12 entries2026
Re-crossed 1800
at age 56
Apr 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+92 Elo)
1771 → 1863
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 54
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1863
at age 54 · −60 from today
Mar 2024
2019
Inactive for 60 months
paused at 1771 → returned at 1863
Feb 2019
2017
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 1780 → returned at 1771
Dec 2017
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+7
1796 → 1803
Tournaments
1
5 games
Score
3.5/ 570.0%
2W3D0L
Top 2 wins
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3.5/4 | #14 | 2008 | +7.2 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#7,715
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#54,597
in continent
World
#75,396
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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