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Brandt, Sebastian
🇩🇪FIDE 24678970· Male· Germany· Born in 1985
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Sebastian Brandt, a 41-year-old German player, is rated 2165 and sitting in the top 5% of players worldwide. He has slipped back 32 Elo over the past 12 months. 22 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent appearances: NRW-Liga Gruppe 2 2025-2026 April 2026 and 28. Offene Internationale Bayerische Schachmeisterschaft. Also played 1 rapid event (including Jakob-Staudt-Gedaechnisturnier 2025) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 16 months (2009–2010) and 17 months (2010–2012). His peak of 2235 was reached at age 33 (Jun 2018).
Current rating
2165
Standard
Rpd2157·Blz—
All-time high
2235
−70 pts below
Jun 2018 · age 33
Jun 2018 · age 33
Activity
19
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
20 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 5%
#10,250 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2026
71st German 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 2169
May 2026
2024
63rd German 35-40 player
at age 39 · rated 2228
Nov 2024
Re-crossed 2200
at age 39
May 2024
2023
Re-crossed 2200
at age 38
Dec 2023
2018
All-time peak 2235
at age 33 · −70 from today
Jun 2018
Crossed 2200
at age 33
Mar 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-32
2197 → 2165
Tournaments
7
21 games
Score
13/ 2161.9%
12W2D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/6 | #14 | 2288 | -4.0 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #39 | 2176 | +0.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #11 | 3007 | +11.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #15 | 3000 | +11.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #66 | 1393 | -9.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5.5/9 | #105 | 2031 | -31.8 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0/1 | #59 | 1433 | -9.0 |
Worst Elo result: 28. Offene Internationale Bayerische Schachmeisterschaft (-31.8 Elo, finished #105).
Rankings
/
Germany
#1,102
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#7,301
in continent
World
#10,250
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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