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Ziska, Stephan
🇩🇪FIDE 24678520· Male· Germany· Born in 1965
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Stephan Ziska, a 61-year-old German player, is rated 1838. He has fluctuated between 1820 and 1910 over the past 2 years. 100 rated games in the past year (≈14/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open, Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q6 C, and Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q5 C. Also played 10 rapid (including Int. Hessische Schnellschach-Einzelmeisterschaft 2025) and 7 blitz events (including Hessische Blitz-Einzelmeisterschaft 2025) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 20 months (2007–2009) and 163 months (2009–2023). His peak of 2031 was reached at age 42 (Oct 2007).
Current rating
1838
Standard
Rpd1905·Blz1836
All-time high
2031
−193 pts below
Oct 2007 · age 42
Oct 2007 · age 42
Activity
77
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
95 past 12 mo · ≈8/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#64,871
#64,871 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2026
7-month rising streak
+29 Elo
Jan 2026
2024
100 career games
at age 59
Aug 2024
Best 12-month gain (+73 Elo)
1837 → 1910
Jul 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 59
Feb 2024
2023
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 58
Jun 2023
2009
Inactive for 163 months
paused at 2028 → returned at 1951
Jul 2009
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+9
1829 → 1838
Tournaments
15
88 games
Score
47.5/ 8854.0%
34W27D27L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 6.5/6 | #3 | 2524 | +34.6 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4.5/6 | #13 | 1757 | -16.4 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3.5/8 | #951 | 1702 | -33.0 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3.5/5 | #17 | 1960 | +17.4 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2.5/5 | #46 | 1876 | +6.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2.5/5 | #46 | 1687 | -21.8 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3/3 | #26 | 2754 | -3.2 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2.5/5 | #55 | 1823 | -5.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3/5 | #32 | 1900 | +7.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2.5/7 | #147 | 1870 | +3.0 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#6,914
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#47,365
in continent
World
#64,870
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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