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Siebrecht, Sebastian
GM🇩🇪FIDE 4609352· Male· Germany· Born in 1973
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Sebastian Siebrecht, a 53-year-old German Grandmaster, is rated 2368 and sitting in the top 1% of German players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2350 and 2400 for 5 years. 12 rated games in the past year (≈57/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r5, 8eme Festival International de Perpignan Classique -2400 Elo, and Oberliga NRW 2025-2026 Oktober 2025. Also played 1 rapid (including 8eme Festival International de Perpignan Rapide) and 1 blitz events (including 8eme Festival International de Perpignan Blitz) recently. His peak of 2508 was reached at age 40 (Dec 2013, German #39 at the time).
Awarded GM in 2008 (age 35) and IM in 2001 (age 28).
Current rating
2368
Standard
Rpd2345·Blz2291
All-time high
2508
−140 pts below
Dec 2013 · age 40
Dec 2013 · age 40
Activity
13
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
12 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 1%
#179 · German players · of 13,806
Career timeline
18 entries2026
16th German 50-55 player
at age 53 · rated 2368
Mar 2026
2019
99th 45-50 player worldwide
at age 46 · rated 2453
Apr 2019
2014
79th 40-45 player worldwide
at age 41 · rated 2502
Feb 2014
Re-crossed 2500
at age 41
Feb 2014
2013
Peak German rank: #39
at age 40 · rated 2508
Dec 2013
All-time peak 2508
at age 40 · −140 from today
Dec 2013
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+9
2359 → 2368
Tournaments
4
12 games
Score
9.5/ 1279.2%
8W3D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #359 | 3039 | +3.3 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 7.5/9 | #1 | 2411 | +8.3 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0/1 | #102 | 1537 | -5.3 |
Team | Aug 2025 | 1/1 | #7 | 3036 | +3.3 |
Rankings
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Germany
#179
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#1,453
in continent
World
#2,283
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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