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Stephan, Axel

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FIDEFIDE 4632834· Male· Germany· Born in 1975

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Axel Stephan, a 51-year-old German player, is rated 2225 and sitting in the top 5% of German players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He plays occasionally (3 games in the last 12 months) and took a 35-month break between Mar 2020 and Mar 2023 (COVID-19 included). Recent standard appearances include Vorarlberger Landesliga 2025-2026 Round 10-11, Vorarlberger Landesliga 2025-2026 Round 8-9, and Landesliga Hamburg 2025-2026 Januar 2026. Also played 3 rapid (including 2025 XTX Markets London Chess Classic Super Rapidplay) and 1 blitz events (including 2025 XTX Markets London Chess Classic Blitz 6) recently. His peak of 2311 was reached at age 26 (Oct 2001).

Current rating

2225

Standard

Rpd2132·Blz2220

All-time high

2311

−86 pts below
Oct 2001 · age 26

Activity

6

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

3 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

Top 5%

#670 · German players · of 14,156

Career timeline

20 entries
2026
66th German 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 2225
May 2026
2025
45th German 45-50 player
at age 50 · rated 2228
Nov 2025
2020
73rd German 40-45 player
at age 45 · rated 2216
Oct 2020
Inactive for 35 months
paused at 2216 → returned at 2229
Mar 2020
2019
Re-crossed 2200
at age 44
Dec 2019
2017
Re-crossed 2200
at age 42
Nov 2017

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Alexander Aufschnaiter 1,892
Vorarlberger Landesliga 2025-2026 Round 8-9 · Jan 2026 · +2.6 Elo
Evolution
-3
2228 → 2225
Tournaments
3
3 games
Score
2/ 366.7%
1W2D0L
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Vorarlberger Landesliga 2025-2026 Round 10-11
Team
Mar 20260.5/1#422195-1.2
Vorarlberger Landesliga 2025-2026 Round 8-9
Team
Jan 20261/1#152692+2.2
Landesliga Hamburg 2025-2026 Januar 2026
Team
Jan 20260.5/1#362067-4.2

Rankings

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Germany
#670
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#4,763
in continent
World
#6,903
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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Germany
1
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4
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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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670🇩🇪Stephan, Axel2,225
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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2,767
3
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4
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5
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6
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2,729
7
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8
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9
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10
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World
1
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2,841
2
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2
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4
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4
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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9
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9
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