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Scheffner, Axel, Dr.
FM🇩🇪FIDE 4602803· Male· Germany· Born in 1964
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Axel, Dr. Scheffner, a 62-year-old German FIDE Master, is rated 2226 and sitting in the top 5% of German players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 35 months (2005–2008), 98 months (2015–2023) and 33 months (2023–2026). Recent appearance: 29. Wertheraner Schloss-Open 2026 Gruppe A. His peak of 2325 was reached at age 46 (Nov 2010).
Awarded FM in 2001 (age 37).
Current rating
2226
Standard
Rpd—·Blz2244
All-time high
2325
−99 pts below
Nov 2010 · age 46
Nov 2010 · age 46
Activity
2
games / yr avg.
7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 5%
#665 · German players · of 14,156
Career timeline
15 entries2026
56th German 60-65 player
at age 62 · rated 2226
May 2026
2024
68th German 55-60 player
at age 60 · rated 2236
May 2024
2023
Inactive for 33 months
paused at 2236 → returned at 2226
Jun 2023
2015
Inactive for 98 months
paused at 2249 → returned at 2236
Mar 2015
2011
57th German 45-50 player
at age 47 · rated 2325
Jan 2011
2010
All-time peak 2325
at age 46 · −99 from today
Nov 2010
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-10
2236 → 2226
Tournaments
1
7 games
Score
4/ 757.1%
2W4D1L
Top 2 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4/7 | #8 | 2178 | -10.0 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#665
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#4,737
in continent
World
#6,863
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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