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Arndt, Stefan
🇩🇪FIDE 4607074· Male· Germany· Born in 1967
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Stefan Arndt, a 59-year-old German player, is rated 2138 and sitting in the top 6% of players worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +29 Elo over the past 12 months. 44 rated games in the past year (≈18/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include NRW-Mannschaftspokal 2026 April, 41. ChessOrg-Schachfestival Bad Woerishofen 2026 A-Open, and NRW-Klasse Gruppe 1 2025-2026 Maerz 2026. He had 2 career breaks: 61 months (2007–2012) and 12 months (2013–2014). His peak of 2262 was reached at age 48 (May 2015).
Current rating
2138
Standard
Rpd2152·Blz2135
All-time high
2262
−124 pts below
May 2015 · age 48
May 2015 · age 48
Activity
40
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
35 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 6%
#12,184 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2019
Best 12-month gain (+48 Elo)
2177 → 2225
May 2019
2018
Re-crossed 2200
at age 51
Dec 2018
2017
Re-crossed 2200
at age 50
Jul 2017
Re-crossed 2200
at age 50
Mar 2017
100 career games
at age 50
Feb 2017
2015
All-time peak 2262
at age 48 · −124 from today
May 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+26
2112 → 2138
Tournaments
11
35 games
Score
22.5/ 3564.3%
16W13D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 1/1 | #13 | 2886 | +8.8 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #141 | 1486 | -6.0 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5.5/9 | #18 | 2110 | -4.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #39 | 1981 | -4.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1.5/2 | #17 | 2209 | +3.8 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5/8 | #31 | 2030 | -18.4 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 7/9 | #1 | 2262 | +30.2 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #16 | 3025 | +13.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #37 | 2140 | +0.8 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0/1 | #41 | 1521 | -4.8 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#1,341
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#8,763
in continent
World
#12,184
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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