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Brettschneider, Stefan
FM🇩🇪FIDE 4615778· Male· Germany· Born in 1975
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Stefan Brettschneider, a 51-year-old German FIDE Master, is rated 2253 and sitting in the top 4% of German players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He plays occasionally (3 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 93 months (2004–2012), 18 months (2015–2016) and 34 months (2020–2023, COVID-19 included). Recent appearances: Oberliga Ost 2025-2026 Maerz 2026 and Landesliga Berlin 2025-2026 September 2025. His peak of 2306 was reached at age 37 (May 2012).
Awarded FM in 2012 (age 37).
Current rating
2253
Standard
Rpd—·Blz2251
All-time high
2306
−53 pts below
May 2012 · age 37
May 2012 · age 37
Activity
4
games / yr avg.
3 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 4%
#536 · German players · of 14,156
Career timeline
15 entries2026
45th German 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 2253
May 2026
2024
37th German 45-50 player
at age 49 · rated 2275
Feb 2024
2020
40th German 40-45 player
at age 45 · rated 2281
Oct 2020
Inactive for 34 months
paused at 2281 → returned at 2267
Apr 2020
2018
Best 12-month gain (+36 Elo)
2254 → 2290
Dec 2018
2015
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 2272 → returned at 2262
May 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+9
2244 → 2253
Tournaments
3
3 games
Score
2.5/ 383.3%
2W1D0L
Top 2 wins
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #5 | 3061 | +10.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #35 | 2352 | +1.6 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0.5/1 | #62 | 2096 | -4.0 |
Rankings
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Germany
#536
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#3,900
in continent
World
#5,723
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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