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Giemsa, Stephan

FM🇩🇪

FIDEFIDE 4606884· Male· Germany· Born in 1969

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Stephan Giemsa, a 57-year-old German FIDE Master, is rated 2209 and sitting in the top 4% of players worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2164 and 2282 over the past 2 years. 15 rated games in the past year (≈18/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Oberliga Ost 2025-2026 April 2026, Landesliga Berlin 2025-2026 Maerz 2026, and EUROPEAN INDIVIDUAL SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - OPEN cat. 50 plus. His peak of 2340 was reached at age 45 (Nov 2014).

Awarded FM in 2001 (age 32).

Current rating

2209

Standard

Rpd2196·Blz2233

All-time high

2340

−131 pts below
Nov 2014 · age 45

Activity

17

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

Top 4%

#7,699 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

23 entries
2026
Re-crossed 2200
at age 57
May 2026
2025
71st German 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 2242
Mar 2025
2024
45th German 50-55 player
at age 55 · rated 2282
Nov 2024
2020
Re-crossed 2300
at age 51
Apr 2020
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 2300 → returned at 2294
Apr 2020
2019
Re-crossed 2300
at age 50
Dec 2019

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Jakob MeisterGM 2,386
Landesliga Berlin 2025-2026 Maerz 2026 · Mar 2026 · +14.9 Elo
Evolution
-15
2224 → 2209
Tournaments
7
14 games
Score
8/ 1457.1%
4W8D2L

Last 12 months — tournaments

7 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Oberliga Ost 2025-2026 April 2026
Team
Apr 20261/1#302989+9.8
Landesliga Berlin 2025-2026 Maerz 2026
Team
Mar 20261.5/2#402476+15.2
Landesliga Berlin 2025-2026 Februar 2026
Team
Feb 20261/1#222970+9.8
Landesliga Berlin 2025-2026 Januar 2026
Team
Jan 20261/1#172967+10.0
Landesliga Berlin 2025-2026 Dezember 2025
Team
Dec 20250/1#661433-8.4
Landesliga Berlin 2025-2026 November 2025
Team
Nov 20250.5/1#342153-0.6
EUROPEAN INDIVIDUAL SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - OPEN cat. 50 plus
Open Swiss
Sep 20253/7#501936-51.0
Worst Elo result: EUROPEAN INDIVIDUAL SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - OPEN cat. 50 plus (-51.0 Elo, finished #50).

Most-Played Opponents

vsDirk RosenthalFM
🇩🇪GER·2345
+2 −2 =3
7 games·last met Oct 2021
View head-to-head →
vsMatthias Schoewel
🇩🇪GER·2182
+0 −1 =4
5 games·last met Mar 2026
View head-to-head →
vsAndreas PenzoldFM
🇩🇪GER·2363
+1 −1 =3
5 games·last met May 2022
View head-to-head →

Rankings

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Germany
#783
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#5,368
in continent
World
#7,699
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Germany
1
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2,767
2
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2,694
3
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2,657
4
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2,640
5
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2,634
6
🇩🇪Svane, RasmusFollow Rasmus SvaneTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,620
7
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2,593
8
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2,591
9
🇩🇪Engel, LuisFollow Luis EngelTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,588
10
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2,587
...
783🇩🇪Giemsa, Stephan2,209
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
3
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
4
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
🇳🇱Van Foreest, JordenFollow Jorden Van ForeestTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,728
8
🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeFollow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,721
9
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2,717
10
🇹🇷Erdogmus, Yagiz KaanFollow Yagiz Kaan ErdogmusTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,713
...
5368🇩🇪Giemsa, Stephan2,209
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
2
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
4
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2,777
4
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
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2,753
...
7699🇩🇪Giemsa, Stephan2,209