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Schuster, Karsten
FM🇩🇪FIDE 4611071· Male· Germany· Born in 1973
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Karsten Schuster, a 53-year-old German FIDE Master, is rated 2202 and sitting in the top 4% of players worldwide. He has slipped back 64 Elo over the past 12 months. 28 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open, 2. Bundesliga Sued 2025-2026 Maerz 2026, and 28. Offene Internationale Bayerische Schachmeisterschaft. Also played 1 blitz event (including Bayerische Blitzschach-Mannschaftsmeisterschaft 2026) recently. He took a 32-month break between Oct 2004 and Jul 2007. His peak of 2318 was reached at age 48 (Dec 2021).
Awarded FM in 2015 (age 42).
Current rating
2202
Standard
Rpd2250·Blz2225
All-time high
2318
−116 pts below
Dec 2021 · age 48
Dec 2021 · age 48
Activity
24
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
28 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#8,075 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2024
36th German 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 2307
May 2024
Re-crossed 2300
at age 51
May 2024
2023
25th German 45-50 player
at age 50 · rated 2309
Oct 2023
2021
All-time peak 2318
at age 48 · −116 from today
Dec 2021
2018
43rd German 40-45 player
at age 45 · rated 2304
Dec 2018
Re-crossed 2300
at age 45
Dec 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-64
2266 → 2202
Tournaments
7
28 games
Score
14/ 2850.0%
7W14D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5.5/9 | #185 | 2147 | -14.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #59 | 2223 | +0.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/3 | #77 | 2260 | +3.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/2 | #90 | 2248 | +1.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/2 | #75 | 2401 | +9.4 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5/9 | #143 | 2021 | -49.0 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0.5/2 | #74 | 2006 | -13.4 |
Worst Elo result: 28. Offene Internationale Bayerische Schachmeisterschaft (-49.0 Elo, finished #143).
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Rankings
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Germany
#830
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#5,655
in continent
World
#8,075
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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