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Schmidt, Ulrich
🇩🇪FIDE 4630467· Male· Germany· Born in 1968
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Ulrich Schmidt, a 58-year-old German player, is rated 2018. He has slipped back 38 Elo over the past 12 months. 14 rated games in the past year (≈3/year long-term). Recent appearances: Oberliga Baden 2025-2026 Maerz 2026 and 15. Nordhaeuser Schachopen Meisterturnier. He had 2 career breaks: 111 months (2004–2014) and 23 months (2021–2023). His peak of 2154 was reached at age 33 (Jan 2001).
Current rating
2018
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2154
−136 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 33
Jan 2001 · age 33
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#24,839
#24,839 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2021
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 2037 → returned at 2026
Sep 2021
2018
Re-crossed 2100
at age 50
May 2018
2017
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 49
Sep 2017
2004
Inactive for 111 months
paused at 2148 → returned at 2120
Oct 2004
2001
Crossed 2100
at age 33
Jan 2001
Crossed 2000
at age 33
Jan 2001
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-38
2056 → 2018
Tournaments
7
14 games
Score
5/ 1435.7%
1W8D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/2 | #71 | 1991 | -1.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #68 | 1143 | -12.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #59 | 1212 | -10.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #45 | 2164 | +3.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #28 | 2213 | +4.6 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0/1 | #78 | 1386 | -6.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3.5/7 | #42 | 1984 | -16.0 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#2,888
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#18,316
in continent
World
#24,839
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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World
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