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Schellmann, Frank
CM🇩🇪FIDE 4669916· Male· Germany· Born in 1971
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Frank Schellmann, a 55-year-old German Candidate Master, is rated 1974. He has fluctuated between 1928 and 2003 over the past 2 years. 90 rated games in the past year (≈59/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include IBCA World Team Chess Championship 2026, grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open, and 41. ChessOrg-Schachfestival Bad Woerishofen 2026 A-Open. Also played 1 rapid event (including IBCA World Individual Chess Championship for the Blind and Visually Impaired 2025 - Rapid) recently. His peak of 2183 was reached at age 37 (Jan 2008).
Awarded CM in 2009 (age 38).
Current rating
1974
Standard
Rpd1924·Blz—
All-time high
2183
−209 pts below
Jan 2008 · age 37
Jan 2008 · age 37
Activity
85
games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo
81 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#31,874
#31,874 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
17 entries2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 54
Feb 2025
2020
Re-crossed 2000
at age 49
Feb 2020
2019
Re-crossed 2000
at age 48
Apr 2019
2018
1,000 career games
at age 47
Nov 2018
2013
Re-crossed 2100
at age 42
Oct 2013
500 career games
at age 42
Feb 2013
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+2
1972 → 1974
Tournaments
11
74 games
Score
34.5/ 7446.6%
19W31D24L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 3.5/7 | #52 | 1929 | -9.6 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 3/5 | #38 | 2078 | +15.0 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/8 | #38 | 1926 | -8.8 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3.5/9 | #663 | 2014 | +10.2 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4/9 | #53 | 2045 | +25.6 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3/5 | #20 | 2029 | +14.6 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2/4 | #8 | 1891 | -4.4 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3/8 | #248 | 1908 | -8.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 1.5/5 | #97 | 1817 | -19.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4.5/9 | #31 | 1927 | -15.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsDieter Riegler
🇩🇪GER·1900
+3 −1 =17
21 games·last met May 2025
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vsOlaf Dobierzin
🇩🇪GER·1888
+1 −0 =13
14 games·last met May 2025
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vsMatthias Steinhart
🇩🇪GER·1687
+8 −0 =2
10 games·last met May 2025
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vsMirko EichstaedtCM
🇩🇪GER·2229
+1 −4 =4
9 games·last met May 2025
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vsPeter Ellinger
🇩🇪GER·1859
+4 −0 =3
7 games·last met May 2025
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Rankings
/
Germany
#3,710
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#23,562
in continent
World
#31,873
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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