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Schmahl, Stephan

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FIDEFIDE 4660498· Male· Switzerland· Born in 1964

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Stephan Schmahl, a 62-year-old Swiss player, is rated 1975. He is progressing steadily with +36 Elo over the past 12 months. 53 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include SMM NLB 2026 round 3, 14. Internationaler Schach-Senioren-Cup am Tegernsee 2026, and Oberpfaelzer Einzelmeisterschaft 2026 Meisterklasse I. He had 2 career breaks: 130 months (2007–2018) and 22 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2208 was reached at age 39 (Oct 2003).

Competes for Switzerland since Aug 2024.

Current rating

1975

Standard

Rpd·Blz

All-time high

2208

233 pts below
Oct 2003 · age 39

Activity

49

games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo

53 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#31,661

#31,661 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

18 entries
2026
Best 12-month gain (+36 Elo)
1939 → 1975
May 2026
49th Swiss 60-65 player
at age 62 · rated 1983
Apr 2026
2024
Switched federation: GER → SUI
at age 60
Aug 2024
2023
Re-crossed 2000
at age 59
Jun 2023
2022
22nd Swiss 55-60 player
at age 58 · rated 2061
Apr 2022
2020
Inactive for 22 months
paused at 2061 → returned at 2051
Oct 2020

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Best result
SEM 2025 Meisterturnier
perf 2064 (+96) · 4.5/9 · #23
Top opponent
Evolution
+36
19391975
Tournaments
15
53 games
Score
26/ 5349.1%
18W16D19L

Last 12 months — tournaments

15 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Open Swiss
May 20263.5/7#442003-1.6
Team
May 20260.5/1#722036+1.6
Open Swiss
Apr 20265/8#482064+19.2
Swiss
Mar 20262/7#191848-26.2
Team
Mar 20260.5/1#6422007+0.8
Team
Feb 20261/1#6822887+13.4
Team
Jan 20261/2#102020+3.6
Team
Jan 20261/1#7+7.8
Team
Dec 20250.5/1#5862032+2.2
Team
Nov 20250/1#321159-10.4
Worst Elo result: Oberpfaelzer Einzelmeisterschaft 2026 Meisterklasse I (-26.2 Elo, finished #19).

Rankings

/
Switzerland
#499
out of 3,528 players
Europe
#23,414
in continent
World
#31,660
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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499🇨🇭Schmahl, Stephan1,975
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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2,767
3
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2,764
4
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5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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10
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23414🇨🇭Schmahl, Stephan1,975
World
1
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2,841
2
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2
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4
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4
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6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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9
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9
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31660🇨🇭Schmahl, Stephan1,975