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Schmitz, Paul

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FIDEFIDE 4628748· Male· Germany· Born in 1957

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Paul Schmitz, a 69-year-old German player, is rated 1746. He has slipped back 36 Elo over the past 12 months. 15 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q2 E, Hennefer ELO-Sommeropen 2025, and Deutsche Senioreneinzelmeisterschaft 2025 over 65. He had 3 career breaks: 12 months (2018–2020), 27 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included) and 15 months (2022–2023). His peak of 1799 was reached at age 67 (Sep 2024).

Current rating

1746

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1799

−53 pts below
Sep 2024 · age 67

Activity

10

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#93,759

#93,759 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

11 entries
2024
Best 12-month gain (+140 Elo)
1659 → 1799
Sep 2024
All-time peak 1799
at age 67 · −53 from today
Sep 2024
2022
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 1666 → returned at 1659
May 2022
2020
Inactive for 27 months
paused at 1672 → returned at 1666
Jan 2020
2018
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1695 → returned at 1672
Dec 2018
2017
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 60
May 2017

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Manfred Boeven 2,014
Deutsche Senioreneinzelmeisterschaft 2025 over 65 · Jun 2025 · +6.2 Elo
Evolution
-36
1782 → 1746
Tournaments
3
19 games
Score
7/ 1936.8%
6W2D11L

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q2 E
Open Swiss
Dec 20252/4#551619-14.8
Hennefer ELO-Sommeropen 2025
Open Swiss
Aug 20252/3#1201999-0.8
Deutsche Senioreneinzelmeisterschaft 2025 over 65
Open Swiss
Jun 20253/8#1561745-19.6
Worst Elo result: Deutsche Senioreneinzelmeisterschaft 2025 over 65 (-19.6 Elo, finished #156).

Rankings

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Germany
#9,139
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#66,877
in continent
World
#93,758
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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3
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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2,587
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9139🇩🇪Schmitz, Paul1,746
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
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2,759
3
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2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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2,717
10
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2,708
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66877🇩🇪Schmitz, Paul1,746
World
1
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2,840
2
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3
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4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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93758🇩🇪Schmitz, Paul1,746