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Schmahl, Stephan
🇨🇭FIDE 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
Oct 2003 · age 39
Activity
49
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
53 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#31,661
#31,661 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
18 entries2026
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
Top opponent
Evolution
+36
1939 → 1975
Tournaments
15
53 games
Score
26/ 5349.1%
18W16D19L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
15 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 3.5/7 | #44 | 2003 | -1.6 |
Team | May 2026 | 0.5/1 | #72 | 2036 | +1.6 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/8 | #48 | 2064 | +19.2 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2/7 | #19 | 1848 | -26.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #642 | 2007 | +0.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #682 | 2887 | +13.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #10 | 2020 | +3.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #7 | — | +7.8 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #586 | 2032 | +2.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #32 | 1159 | -10.4 |
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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