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Schwarzkopf, Joerg, Dr.
🇩🇪FIDE 4672526· Male· Germany· Born in 1961
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Joerg, Dr. Schwarzkopf, a 65-year-old German player, is rated 1839. He is progressing steadily with +29 Elo over the past 12 months. 23 rated games in the past year (≈17/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 10. Internationales Bad Schwartauer Schachopen, Hamburger Seniorenmeisterschaft 2025, and Hamburger Einzelmeisterschaft 2025 Kandidatenklasse. He took a 15-month break between Sep 2021 and Jan 2023. His peak of 1890 was reached at age 63 (Dec 2024).
Current rating
1839
Standard
Rpd1859·Blz—
All-time high
1890
−51 pts below
Dec 2024 · age 63
Dec 2024 · age 63
Activity
23
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
23 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#64,504
#64,504 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
11 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+101 Elo)
1789 → 1890
Dec 2024
All-time peak 1890
at age 63 · −51 from today
Dec 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 63
Mar 2024
2021
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 1835 → returned at 1833
Sep 2021
2013
100 career games
at age 52
Aug 2013
Re-crossed 1800
at age 52
Feb 2013
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+29
1810 → 1839
Tournaments
3
25 games
Score
13.5/ 2554.0%
8W11D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4/6 | #68 | 2038 | +12.2 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4.5/9 | #27 | 1818 | +0.2 |
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 5/8 | #7 | 1979 | +17.0 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
Germany
#6,810
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#47,086
in continent
World
#64,504
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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