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Schmidt, Martin
🇮🇪FIDE 2501406· Male· Ireland· Born in 1963
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Martin Schmidt, a 63-year-old Irish player, is rated 1945. He has fluctuated between 1937 and 1973 over the past 2 years. 14 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include The National Club championship 2026, LCU Armstrong Cup 2025-2026 Rounds 9-10, and LCU Armstrong Cup 2025-2026 Rounds 7-8. Also played 2 rapid events (including The Irish Rapid Championship 2025) recently. He had 4 career breaks: 41 months (2005–2008), 15 months (2008–2009), 12 months (2012–2013) and 27 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2176 was reached at age 45 (Jul 2008); he also reached Irish #22 in Jan 2010.
Current rating
1945
Standard
Rpd1921·Blz2087
All-time high
2176
−231 pts below
Jul 2008 · age 45
Jul 2008 · age 45
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#37,691
#37,691 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
18 entries2024
6th Irish 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 1989
Feb 2024
2022
4th Irish 55-60 player
at age 59 · rated 2021
Aug 2022
2020
Inactive for 27 months
paused at 2001 → returned at 2014
Mar 2020
2018
Best 12-month gain (+47 Elo)
1994 → 2041
Dec 2018
Re-crossed 2000
at age 55
Mar 2018
2017
100 career games
at age 54
Jan 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-8
1953 → 1945
Tournaments
7
12 games
Score
7.5/ 1262.5%
5W5D2L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top losses
No noteworthy losses.
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 1/1 | #36 | — | +8.2 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1.5/2 | #110 | — | -12.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #113 | — | -6.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1.5/2 | #17 | — | +1.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1.5/2 | #15 | — | +8.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1.5/2 | #22 | — | +6.6 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0.5/1 | #77 | — | +0.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsZygimantas Jakubauskas
🇱🇹LTU·2007
+0 −2 =4
6 games·last met Feb 2020
View head-to-head →
vsGordon FreemanFM
🇮🇪IRL·2045
+0 −1 =5
6 games·last met Jan 2020
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vsJohn Joyce
🇮🇪IRL·1997
+2 −2 =2
6 games·last met Feb 2017
View head-to-head →
vsKillian DelaneyFM
🇮🇪IRL·2279
+1 −1 =3
5 games·last met Dec 2018
View head-to-head →
Rankings
/
Ireland
#117
out of 1,228 players
Europe
#27,856
in continent
World
#37,690
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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