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Schmittdiel, Eckhard
GM🇩🇪FIDE 4600096· Male· Germany· Born in 1960
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Eckhard Schmittdiel, a 66-year-old German Grandmaster, is rated 2373 and sitting in the top 1% of German players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months). Recent appearance: 2. Bundesliga Sued 2025-2026 Maerz 2026. Also played 1 rapid event (including 34. Krefelder Schnellschach-Open 2025) recently. His peak of 2536 was reached at age 43 (Apr 2003, World #349 at the time).
Awarded GM in 2001 (age 41).
Current rating
2373
Standard
Rpd2405·Blz—
All-time high
2536
−163 pts below
Apr 2003 · age 43
Apr 2003 · age 43
Activity
10
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 1%
#164 · German players · of 14,156
Career timeline
22 entries2026
24th 65-70 player worldwide
at age 66 · rated 2378
Mar 2026
2022
45th 60-65 player worldwide
at age 62 · rated 2403
May 2022
2020
Re-crossed 2400
at age 60
Mar 2020
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 2402 → returned at 2402
Mar 2020
2017
37th 55-60 player worldwide
at age 57 · rated 2458
Apr 2017
2012
500 career games
at age 52
May 2012
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-9
2382 → 2373
Tournaments
4
9 games
Score
4.5/ 950.0%
1W7D1L
Top 2 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #49 | 2344 | -0.5 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 2/4 | #17 | 2260 | -4.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #64 | 2261 | -3.2 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1/2 | #55 | 2355 | -0.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJan RoozeIM
🇧🇪BEL·2166
+3 −1 =4
8 games·last met Jan 2025
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vsKlaus de FrancescoFM
🇩🇪GER·2116
+2 −1 =3
6 games·last met Jan 2020
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vsVelislav KukovIM
🇧🇬BUL·2305
+0 −0 =5
5 games·last met Jan 2018
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vsLudwig DeglmannFM
🇩🇪GER·2198
+3 −0 =2
5 games·last met Jan 2015
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vsThilo KabischFM
🇩🇪GER·2213
+2 −2 =1
5 games·last met May 2010
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Rankings
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Germany
#164
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#1,375
in continent
World
#2,157
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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