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Schulz, Karsten
FM🇩🇪FIDE 4611446· Male· Germany· Born in 1962
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Karsten Schulz, a 64-year-old German FIDE Master, is rated 2157 and sitting in the top 5% of players worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +30 Elo over the past 12 months. 78 rated games in the past year (≈46/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Oberliga Nord Nord 2025-2026 April 2026, XL. Aeskulap-Open, and 3. Internationales Schachopen Graal-Mueritz. Also played 2 rapid (including 24. Offenes Schnellturnier der Schachfreunde Berlin 1903) and 3 blitz events (including 46. Norddeutsche Blitzschach-Mannschaftsmeisterschaft 2026) recently. His peak of 2384 was reached at age 47 (Jul 2009).
Awarded FM in 2001 (age 39).
Current rating
2157
Standard
Rpd2241·Blz2292
All-time high
2384
−227 pts below
Jul 2009 · age 47
Jul 2009 · age 47
Activity
64
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
78 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 5%
#10,768 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
28 entries2026
Re-crossed 2200
at age 64
Mar 2026
2023
24th German 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 2282
Nov 2023
1,000 career games
at age 61
Nov 2023
2022
43rd German 55-60 player
at age 60 · rated 2301
Apr 2022
Re-crossed 2300
at age 60
Apr 2022
2021
Re-crossed 2300
at age 59
Jul 2021
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+30
2127 → 2157
Tournaments
17
84 games
Score
49/ 8458.3%
42W33D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
17 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #30 | 2018 | -4.6 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/7 | #40 | 2003 | -31.8 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4/7 | #35 | 2114 | -14.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #53 | 2287 | +4.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5.5/7 | #1 | 2219 | +7.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #3 | 2965 | +9.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #22 | 2156 | -1.0 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4.5/9 | #131 | 2195 | +0.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5.5/6 | #23 | 2345 | -6.8 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #27 | 2181 | -0.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsIlja SchneiderIM
🇩🇪GER·2450
+4 −15 =8
27 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsMatthias Schoewel
🇩🇪GER·2182
+8 −3 =9
20 games·last met May 2026
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vsCliff WichmannIM
🇩🇪GER·2248
+0 −0 =16
16 games·last met May 2026
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vsChristian RichterIM
🇩🇪GER·2337
+3 −6 =6
15 games·last met Mar 2025
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vsLorenz BeyerCM
🇩🇪GER·2179
+5 −3 =4
12 games·last met Mar 2026
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Rankings
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Germany
#1,180
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#7,690
in continent
World
#10,768
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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