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Schmid, Franz
🇩🇪FIDE 4648862· Male· Germany· Born in 1969
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Franz Schmid, a 57-year-old German player, is rated 2048 and sitting in the top 10% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and had 4 career breaks: 21 months (2008–2010), 20 months (2012–2014), 21 months (2016–2018) and 19 months (2023–2024). Recent appearances: OOE Landesliga West 2025-2026 Round 11 and Oberliga Bayern 2025-2026 Maerz 2026. His peak of 2243 was reached at age 41 (May 2010).
Current rating
2048
Standard
Rpd2122·Blz2149
All-time high
2243
−195 pts below
May 2010 · age 41
May 2010 · age 41
Activity
6
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 10%
#21,003 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
13 entries2023
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 2090 → returned at 2075
Apr 2023
2022
Re-crossed 2100
at age 53
Dec 2022
2021
100 career games
at age 52
Sep 2021
2016
Best 12-month gain (+44 Elo)
2144 → 2188
Dec 2016
Inactive for 21 months
paused at 2188 → returned at 2176
Apr 2016
2012
Inactive for 20 months
paused at 2166 → returned at 2160
May 2012
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
-46
2094 → 2048
Tournaments
7
9 games
Score
1.5/ 916.7%
1W1D7L
Top 2 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #49 | 1227 | -9.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/2 | #81 | 1340 | -16.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #18 | 2866 | +10.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #78 | 1392 | -6.8 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #58 | 1448 | -5.4 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#2,457
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#15,435
in continent
World
#21,003
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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