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Herb, Stefan
🇩🇪FIDE 4627903· Male· Germany· Born in 1969
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Stefan Herb, a 57-year-old German player, is rated 2015. He has held steady between 2000 and 2050 for 18 months. 27 rated games in the past year (≈4/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open, Landesliga Bayern Sued 2025-2026 Maerz 2026, and Brugse Meesters 2025 Open. He had 6 career breaks: 14 months (2003–2004), 32 months (2004–2007), 42 months (2011–2014), 15 months (2014–2016), 83 months (2016–2023) and 15 months (2023–2024). His peak of 2189 was reached at age 33 (Jul 2002).
Current rating
2015
Standard
Rpd2144·Blz2176
All-time high
2189
−174 pts below
Jul 2002 · age 33
Jul 2002 · age 33
Activity
14
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
27 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#25,266
#25,266 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2026
100 career games
at age 57
May 2026
2023
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 2121 → returned at 2085
Feb 2023
2016
Inactive for 83 months
paused at 2152 → returned at 2121
Feb 2016
2014
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 2157 → returned at 2152
Oct 2014
2011
Inactive for 42 months
paused at 2133 → returned at 2157
Mar 2011
2004
Inactive for 32 months
paused at 2160 → returned at 2121
Oct 2004
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-23
2038 → 2015
Tournaments
9
27 games
Score
13/ 2748.1%
9W8D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #3 | 2784 | +8.6 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3/9 | #768 | 1933 | -25.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/2 | #18 | 2375 | +19.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #42 | 2102 | +2.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #3 | 2774 | +9.2 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #57 | 1443 | -4.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #35 | 1917 | -2.6 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0.5/2 | #72 | 1899 | -6.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5/9 | #66 | 1929 | -24.2 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#2,956
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#18,660
in continent
World
#25,266
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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