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Waffenschmidt, Joachim
🇩🇪FIDE 4655672· Male· Germany· Born in 1980
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Joachim Waffenschmidt, a 46-year-old German player, is rated 2070 and sitting in the top 8% of players worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +38 Elo over the past 12 months. 35 rated games in the past year (≈20/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open, Hessische Einzelmeisterschaften 2025 A-Turnier, and Heusenstamm Sparkassen Open 2025 A. Also played 1 blitz event (including MTS-Blitz-Mannschaftsmeisterschaft 2025-2026) recently. His peak of 2126 was reached at age 27 (Apr 2007).
Current rating
2070
Standard
Rpd2029·Blz1971
All-time high
2126
−56 pts below
Apr 2007 · age 27
Apr 2007 · age 27
Activity
34
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
35 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 8%
#18,408 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
13 entries2025
Best 12-month gain (+96 Elo)
1964 → 2060
Jan 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2000
at age 44
Jun 2024
2023
Re-crossed 2000
at age 43
Apr 2023
2020
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 2071 → returned at 2084
Apr 2020
2019
Re-crossed 2000
at age 39
Sep 2019
2018
Re-crossed 2000
at age 38
Jun 2018
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
+35
2035 → 2070
Tournaments
6
36 games
Score
21.5/ 3659.7%
18W7D11L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/7 | #592 | 2188 | +27.6 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5/6 | #8 | 2241 | +8.2 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4/7 | #56 | 2078 | +9.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4.5/7 | #26 | 2048 | -1.2 |
Open Swiss | May 2025 | 3.5/7 | #31 | 1977 | -10.2 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
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Germany
#2,127
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#13,466
in continent
World
#18,408
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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