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Stark, Sven
🇩🇪FIDE 4670124· Male· Germany· Born in 1988
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Sven Stark, a 38-year-old German player, is rated 1865 — just 16 short of his peak of 1881 (Jul 2025, age 37). He has held steady between 1850 and 1900 for 2 years. 18 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 16. Neckarsulmer Vereinsmeisterschaft Februar 2026, 70. Neckarsulmer Stadtmeisterschaft 2025 Dezember 2025, and 6. Internationale Unterlaender Schachtage A-Turnier. Also played 2 rapid (including Wuerttembergische Mannschaftsmeisterschaft - Schnell 2026) and 8 blitz events (including 11. Neckarsulmer Blitz-Cup Oktober 2025) recently. He had 4 career breaks: 23 months (2011–2013), 17 months (2014–2016), 22 months (2016–2018) and 36 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included).
Current rating
1865
Standard
Rpd1859·Blz1956
All-time high
1881
−16 pts below
Jul 2025 · age 37
Jul 2025 · age 37
Activity
11
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#57,203
#57,203 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
12 entries2025
All-time peak 1881
at age 37 · −16 from today
Jul 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+100 Elo)
1778 → 1878
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 36
Mar 2024
2022
100 career games
at age 34
Sep 2022
2019
Inactive for 36 months
paused at 1837 → returned at 1822
Aug 2019
2016
Inactive for 22 months
paused at 1822 → returned at 1820
Jun 2016
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
+2
1863 → 1865
Tournaments
6
26 games
Score
11.5/ 2644.2%
10W10D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1.5/1 | #3 | 2753 | +2.6 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #1 | 1788 | -2.0 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 1.5/1 | #3 | 2749 | +2.0 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #5 | 2535 | -13.8 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3/7 | #51 | 1861 | -5.2 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#6,118
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#41,884
in continent
World
#57,203
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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