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Paehtz, Elisabeth
GM🇩🇪FIDE 4641833· Female· Germany· Born in 1985
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Elisabeth Paehtz, a 41-year-old German Grandmaster, is rated 2404 and ranked 2nd among German women, and in the top 1% worldwide. She has held steady between 2400 and 2450 for 18 months. 28 rated games in the past year (≈74/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 1. Frauenbundesliga 2025-2026 April 2026, Landesliga Hamburg 2025-2026 April 2026, and 29th European Club Cup for Women. Also played 1 blitz event (including Sparkassen Chess Trophy 2025 Internationales Frauenblitzturnier) recently. Her peak of 2513 was reached at age 33 (Sep 2018, German #37 at the time).
Awarded GM in 2022 (age 37), WGM in 2001 (age 16), IM in 2005 (age 20), and WIM in 2001 (age 16). At junior level, she reached World #90 in U20, World #61 in U18 and World #34 in U16.
Current rating
2404
Standard
Rpd2402·Blz2354
All-time high
2513
−109 pts below
Sep 2018 · age 33
Sep 2018 · age 33
Activity
54
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
26 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#2
#2 · German women · of 1,140
Career timeline
22 entries2026
11th German 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 2403
Jan 2026
2022
GM title awardedGM
at age 37 · 2022 1st FIDE Council
Dec 2022
2021
Re-crossed 2500
at age 36
Dec 2021
2018
Peak German rank: #37
at age 33 · rated 2513
Sep 2018
All-time peak 2513
at age 33 · −109 from today
Sep 2018
Re-crossed 2500
at age 33
Aug 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-2
2406 → 2404
Tournaments
10
26 games
Score
17.5/ 2667.3%
13W9D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 2/2 | #19 | 2879 | +3.9 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/2 | #29 | 2292 | -3.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/2 | #36 | 2164 | -6.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #6 | 2888 | +1.3 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 2.5/4 | #70 | 2285 | -2.6 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #1 | 2994 | +2.3 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1/1 | #1 | 2888 | +1.3 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 2/2 | #10 | 2958 | +4.0 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 3/5 | #11 | 2338 | -3.9 |
Round-Robin | Aug 2025 | 3/6 | #2 | 2415 | +0.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAnna MuzychukGM
🇺🇦UKR·2522
+5 −23 =27
55 games·last met Mar 2025
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vsAlexandra KosteniukGM
🇨🇭SUI·2496
+8 −20 =17
45 games·last met Feb 2025
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vsAntoaneta StefanovaGM
🇧🇬BUL·2401
+10 −14 =14
38 games·last met Jul 2024
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vsMonika SockoGM
🇵🇱POL·2355
+10 −7 =17
34 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsHarika DronavalliGM
🇮🇳IND·2466
+5 −11 =18
34 games·last met Mar 2025
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Rankings
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Germany
#121
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#1,007
in continent
World
#1,589
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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