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Schulte, Torsten
🇩🇪FIDE 4642210· Male· Germany· Born in 1962
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Torsten Schulte, a 64-year-old German player, is rated 2038. He is progressing steadily with +31 Elo over the past 12 months. 43 rated games in the past year (≈26/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open, Oberliga Baden-Wuerttemberg 2025-2026 Maerz 2026, and 41. Internationales Boeblinger Open A. Also played 1 rapid event (including 1. Offenes Boeblinger Schnellschachturnier) recently. He took a 29-month break between Apr 2020 and Oct 2022 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 2231 was reached at age 45 (Oct 2007).
Current rating
2038
Standard
Rpd2071·Blz2056
All-time high
2231
−193 pts below
Oct 2007 · age 45
Oct 2007 · age 45
Activity
30
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
43 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#22,230
#22,230 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
17 entries2026
Re-crossed 2000
at age 64
Feb 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 63
May 2025
2023
Re-crossed 2000
at age 61
Nov 2023
2020
Inactive for 29 months
paused at 2049 → returned at 2043
Apr 2020
2018
500 career games
at age 56
Aug 2018
2015
Re-crossed 2100
at age 53
Jan 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+39
1999 → 2038
Tournaments
8
37 games
Score
18/ 3748.6%
11W14D12L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4/6 | #68 | 2131 | -5.6 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3.5/9 | #727 | 2062 | +2.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #55 | 2162 | +3.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1.5/3 | #41 | 2155 | +9.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5/9 | #25 | 2160 | +38.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #93 | 1392 | -5.0 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3.5/6 | #69 | 1998 | +1.4 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0/1 | #104 | 1426 | -4.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsThilo KabischFM
🇩🇪GER·2213
+2 −5 =0
7 games·last met May 2026
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vsJosef GhengFM
🇩🇪GER·2169
+0 −6 =0
6 games·last met Mar 2025
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vsTobias SchmidtFM
🇩🇪GER·2247
+2 −0 =4
6 games·last met Jul 2022
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vsNikolas Schenk-PoganFM
🇨🇭SUI·2198
+1 −3 =1
5 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsThomas Schnepel
🇩🇪GER·1926
+4 −0 =1
5 games·last met Sep 2025
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Rankings
/
Germany
#2,579
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#16,349
in continent
World
#22,230
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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