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Schalow, Daniel
🇩🇪FIDE 4644115· Male· Germany· Born in 1966
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Daniel Schalow, a 60-year-old German player, is rated 1963. He has slipped back 54 Elo over the past 12 months. 14 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q2 B, Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q1 B, and Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2024-2025 Finale B. Also played 1 rapid (including Bezirks-Rapid-Einzelmeisterschaft Duesseldorf 2025) and 1 blitz events (including 17. DSAM-Blitzturnier - powered by chessemy) recently. He had 5 career breaks: 14 months (2004–2006), 35 months (2009–2012), 16 months (2015–2016), 12 months (2018–2020) and 26 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2161 was reached at age 42 (Jul 2008).
Current rating
1963
Standard
Rpd2019·Blz2006
All-time high
2161
−198 pts below
Jul 2008 · age 42
Jul 2008 · age 42
Activity
16
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#34,038
#34,038 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
12 entries2020
Inactive for 26 months
paused at 2071 → returned at 2057
Jan 2020
2018
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 2093 → returned at 2071
Dec 2018
2015
Best 12-month gain (+47 Elo)
2103 → 2150
Jun 2015
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 2150 → returned at 2140
Jun 2015
100 career games
at age 49
Jun 2015
2009
Inactive for 35 months
paused at 2128 → returned at 2120
Jan 2009
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-54
2017 → 1963
Tournaments
3
15 games
Score
5.5/ 1536.7%
3W5D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2/4 | #99 | 1952 | -23.8 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2/5 | #39 | 1907 | -13.2 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 1.5/5 | #41 | 1892 | -17.0 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#3,927
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#25,169
in continent
World
#34,038
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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