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Steffens, Olaf
FM🇩🇪FIDE 4630564· Male· Germany· Born in 1967
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Olaf Steffens, a 59-year-old German FIDE Master, is rated 2132 and sitting in the top 6% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2100 and 2150 for 11 months. 71 rated games in the past year (≈32/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Oberliga Nord West 2025-2026 April 2026, grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open, and Niedersachsen Landeseinzelmeisterschaft 2026 A-Open. Also played 1 rapid event (including Burkhard-Mentz-Memorial 2026) recently. His peak of 2312 was reached at age 49 (Feb 2016).
Awarded FM in 2001 (age 34).
Current rating
2132
Standard
Rpd2211·Blz2218
All-time high
2312
−180 pts below
Feb 2016 · age 49
Feb 2016 · age 49
Activity
61
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
55 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 6%
#12,645 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
19 entries2023
Best 12-month gain (+143 Elo)
2043 → 2186
Dec 2023
Re-crossed 2100
at age 56
May 2023
2021
Re-crossed 2100
at age 54
Nov 2021
2019
Re-crossed 2200
at age 52
May 2019
2018
500 career games
at age 51
Oct 2018
99th German 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 2252
Mar 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-52
2184 → 2132
Tournaments
15
58 games
Score
34.5/ 5859.5%
32W5D21L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Most-Played Opponents
vsRolf Hundack
🇩🇪GER·2086
+4 −1 =1
6 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsJakob Leon PajekenIM
🇩🇪GER·2475
+1 −4 =0
5 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsJari ReukerIM
🇩🇪GER·2427
+0 −5 =0
5 games·last met Jan 2024
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vsCollin ColbowIM
🇩🇪GER·2442
+1 −4 =0
5 games·last met Jan 2024
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vsTobias VoegeFM
🇩🇪GER·2313
+3 −2 =0
5 games·last met Jan 2023
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Rankings
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Germany
#1,400
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#9,128
in continent
World
#12,645
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Germany
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