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Schwarz, Matthias
🇩🇪FIDE 24675822· Male· Germany· Born in 1978
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Matthias Schwarz, a 48-year-old German player, is rated 1795. He has fluctuated between 1795 and 1837 over the past 2 years. 14 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent appearance: Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q6 C. He had 2 career breaks: 29 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included) and 12 months (2023–2024). His peak of 1873 was reached at age 33 (Nov 2011).
Current rating
1795
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1873
−78 pts below
Nov 2011 · age 33
Nov 2011 · age 33
Activity
8
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#77,970
#77,970 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2025
Best 12-month gain (+68 Elo)
1769 → 1837
Feb 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 46
Mar 2024
2023
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1769 → returned at 1830
Mar 2023
2020
Inactive for 29 months
paused at 1784 → returned at 1782
Apr 2020
2019
100 career games
at age 41
Feb 2019
2011
All-time peak 1873
at age 33 · −78 from today
Nov 2011
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-26
1821 → 1795
Tournaments
2
10 games
Score
3.5/ 1035.0%
3W1D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 2/5 | #79 | 1750 | -7.4 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1.5/5 | #71 | 1681 | -19.0 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#8,016
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#56,387
in continent
World
#77,969
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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