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Steinbrenner, Juerg
🇩🇪FIDE 4670973· Male· Germany· Born in 1973
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Juerg Steinbrenner, a 53-year-old German player, is rated 2002. He has held steady between 2000 and 2050 for 13 months. 37 rated games in the past year (≈6/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Landesliga Hamburg 2025-2026 April 2026, Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q6 B, and HSK-Weihnachtsopen 2025. He had 3 career breaks: 62 months (2002–2007), 99 months (2007–2015) and 23 months (2015–2017). His peak of 2136 was reached at age 34 (Apr 2007).
Current rating
2002
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2136
−134 pts below
Apr 2007 · age 34
Apr 2007 · age 34
Activity
19
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
32 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#27,179
#27,179 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2025
Best 12-month gain (+84 Elo)
1954 → 2038
Aug 2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 52
Jun 2025
2023
100 career games
at age 50
Oct 2023
2016
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 43
Dec 2016
2015
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 2020 → returned at 1985
Aug 2015
2007
All-time peak 2136
at age 34 · −134 from today
Apr 2007
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-7
2009 → 2002
Tournaments
12
32 games
Score
18/ 3256.3%
10W16D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
12 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/7 | #25 | 1988 | -0.4 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #69 | 2061 | +1.6 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2.5/5 | #39 | 1915 | -13.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #27 | 1913 | -2.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #32 | 2047 | +0.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #39 | 1962 | -1.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4/7 | #18 | 1981 | -8.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #46 | 1898 | -3.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #56 | 1752 | -6.8 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #8 | 2837 | +10.2 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#3,158
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#20,082
in continent
World
#27,179
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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