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Schulz, Joern
🇩🇪FIDE 4651871· Male· Germany· Born in 1979
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Joern Schulz, a 47-year-old German player, is rated 2228 and sitting in the top 5% of German players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He has slipped back 39 Elo over the past 12 months. 16 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2. Bundesliga Ost AUT 2025-2026 Round 10-11, Wiener Vereinsmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Landesliga Round 7-9, and Wiener Vereinsmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Landesliga Round 6. He took a 31-month break between Sep 2009 and May 2012. His peak of 2290 was reached at age 26 (Jul 2005).
Current rating
2228
Standard
Rpd—·Blz2243
All-time high
2290
−62 pts below
Jul 2005 · age 26
Jul 2005 · age 26
Activity
16
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
16 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 5%
#655 · German players · of 14,156
Career timeline
11 entries2025
34th German 45-50 player
at age 46 · rated 2274
Oct 2025
2024
33rd German 40-45 player
at age 45 · rated 2277
Oct 2024
2017
54th German 35-40 player
at age 38 · rated 2272
Nov 2017
2014
Best 12-month gain (+30 Elo)
2220 → 2250
Apr 2014
2013
100 career games
at age 34
May 2013
2009
Inactive for 31 months
paused at 2258 → returned at 2235
Sep 2009
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-39
2267 → 2228
Tournaments
13
19 games
Score
11.5/ 1960.5%
9W5D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsHieronymus Nicolussi1,950·Wiener Vereinsmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Landesliga Round 7-9·R8·-16.6
Last 12 months — tournaments
13 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 2/2 | #2 | 2766 | +7.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #75 | 3140 | -7.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #109 | 1150 | -17.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #35 | 2190 | -1.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #31 | 2890 | +5.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #40 | 2239 | -1.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #71 | 1420 | -12.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #22 | 2835 | +4.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #58 | 2151 | -3.6 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1.5/3 | #33 | 2206 | -5.6 |
Worst Elo result: Wiener Vereinsmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Landesliga Round 7-9 (-17.0 Elo, finished #109).
Rankings
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Germany
#655
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#4,672
in continent
World
#6,777
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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