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Scherf, Robert, Dr.
🇩🇪FIDE 24696161· Male· Germany· Born in 1986
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Robert, Dr. Scherf, a 40-year-old German player, is rated 1911 — just 26 short of his peak of 1937 (May 2025, age 39). He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months) and had 4 career breaks: 25 months (2014–2016), 12 months (2016–2017), 12 months (2018–2019) and 45 months (2019–2023, COVID-19 included). Recent appearance: Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q4 B. Also played 1 rapid (including Niederbayerische Schnellschachmannschaftsmeisterschaft 2025) and 3 blitz events (including Bayerische Blitzschach-Mannschaftsmeisterschaft 2026) recently.
Current rating
1911
Standard
Rpd1914·Blz1898
All-time high
1937
−26 pts below
May 2025 · age 39
May 2025 · age 39
Activity
8
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#45,471
#45,471 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
10 entries2025
All-time peak 1937
at age 39 · −26 from today
May 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+69 Elo)
1865 → 1934
Apr 2024
2019
Inactive for 45 months
paused at 1865 → returned at 1883
Jul 2019
2018
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1842 → returned at 1865
Jun 2018
2016
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 30
Jun 2016
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1905 → returned at 1860
Jun 2016
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-26
1937 → 1911
Tournaments
1
5 games
Score
1/ 520.0%
0W2D3L
Top 1 win
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1/5 | #70 | 1722 | -26.4 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#5,027
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#33,502
in continent
World
#45,471
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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