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Schoewel, Matthias
🇩🇪FIDE 4642139· Male· Germany· Born in 1967
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Matthias Schoewel, a 59-year-old German player, is rated 2182 and sitting in the top 4% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2150 and 2200 for 15 months. 16 rated games in the past year (≈7/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Landesliga Berlin 2025-2026 Maerz 2026, Deutsche Pokalmannschaftsmeisterschaft 2026 Januar, and Berliner Pokal-Mannschaftsmeisterschaft 2025. Also played 3 rapid (including Berliner Schnellschach-Mannschaftsmeisterschaft 2025) and 6 blitz events (including 46. Norddeutsche Blitzschach-Mannschaftsmeisterschaft 2026) recently. He took a 30-month break between May 2019 and Dec 2021 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 2278 was reached at age 34 (Jul 2001).
Current rating
2182
Standard
Rpd2199·Blz2189
All-time high
2278
−96 pts below
Jul 2001 · age 34
Jul 2001 · age 34
Activity
11
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
16 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#9,178 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
8 entries2023
97th German 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 2233
Mar 2023
2019
Inactive for 30 months
paused at 2218 → returned at 2212
May 2019
2015
100 career games
at age 48
Mar 2015
2001
All-time peak 2278
at age 34 · −96 from today
Jul 2001
Crossed 2200
at age 34
Jan 2001
Crossed 2100
at age 34
Jan 2001
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-5
2187 → 2182
Tournaments
8
15 games
Score
8.5/ 1556.7%
5W7D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/3 | #42 | 2169 | -1.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #26 | 2130 | -1.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #12 | 2924 | +8.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #35 | 2064 | -5.8 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #41 | 2145 | -1.0 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#958
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#6,471
in continent
World
#9,178
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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