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Schiffer, Kai-Uwe
FM🇩🇪FIDE 4602196· Male· Germany· Born in 1967
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Kai-Uwe Schiffer, a 59-year-old German FIDE Master, is rated 2216 and sitting in the top 3% of players worldwide. He has slipped back 34 Elo over the past 12 months. 18 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent appearances: NRW-Klasse Gruppe 3 2025-2026 Maerz 2026 and Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Tienkampen. He took a 15-month break between May 2011 and Sep 2012. His peak of 2378 was reached at age 36 (Jul 2003).
Awarded FM in 2001 (age 34).
Current rating
2216
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2378
−162 pts below
Jul 2003 · age 36
Jul 2003 · age 36
Activity
11
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
17 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 3%
#7,345 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
17 entries2025
46th German 55-60 player
at age 58 · rated 2283
Feb 2025
2022
54th German 50-55 player
at age 55 · rated 2314
Oct 2022
Re-crossed 2300
at age 55
Oct 2022
2015
6-month rising streak
+20 Elo
Feb 2015
2014
80th German 45-50 player
at age 47 · rated 2304
Dec 2014
Re-crossed 2300
at age 47
Nov 2014
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-34
2250 → 2216
Tournaments
8
16 games
Score
8.5/ 1653.1%
5W7D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #6 | 2843 | +5.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #73 | 1590 | -5.6 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 6/9 | #81 | 2207 | -5.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #66 | 1336 | -12.8 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #8 | 2957 | +8.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #70 | 1165 | -16.8 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0/1 | #71 | 1520 | -8.0 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0.5/1 | #50 | 2305 | +1.6 |
Rankings
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Germany
#733
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#5,109
in continent
World
#7,345
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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