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Schambach, Frank

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FIDEFIDE 4674200· Male· Germany· Born in 1968

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Frank Schambach, a 58-year-old German player, is rated 1811. He has slipped back 74 Elo over the past 12 months. 19 rated games in the past year (≈5/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 2, REM 2026 round 5, and REM 2026 round 4. He had 3 career breaks: 22 months (2011–2013), 20 months (2018–2020) and 54 months (2020–2024, COVID-19 included). His peak of 1942 was reached at age 56 (Mar 2024).

Current rating

1811

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1942

−131 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 56

Activity

10

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#72,897

#72,897 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

9 entries
2024
All-time peak 1942
at age 56 · −131 from today
Mar 2024
2020
Inactive for 54 months
paused at 1903 → returned at 1898
Feb 2020
2018
Inactive for 20 months
paused at 1865 → returned at 1903
May 2018
Best 12-month gain (+51 Elo)
1816 → 1867
Feb 2018
2016
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 48
Dec 2016
2011
Crossed 1800
at age 43
Mar 2011

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Wolfgang Ledermann 1,841
Nordwestschw. Einzelmeisterschaft 2025 - Kat A round 6-7 · Nov 2025 · +9.0 Elo
Best comeback
REM 2026 round 4
finished #2 (seeded #17 of 55)
Evolution
-74
1885 → 1811
Tournaments
14
23 games
Score
10.5/ 2345.7%
11W2D10L

Last 12 months — tournaments

14 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 2
Team
Apr 20260.5/1#7181818-0.2
REM 2026 round 5
Open Swiss
Apr 20260/1#44864-14.4
REM 2026 round 4
Open Swiss
Mar 20261/1#22444+4.4
SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 1
Team
Mar 20261/1#4132589+8.2
14. Wasserschloss-OPEN-Inzlingen B-Turnier
Swiss
Feb 20262/2#372427-32.0
14. Wasserschloss-OPEN-Inzlingen A-Turnier
Swiss
Feb 20260/1#261045-11.0
REM 2026 round 2-3
Open Swiss
Feb 20260/2#431020-22.8
REM 2026 round 1
Open Swiss
Jan 20261/1#142457+4.4
NMM 2.Liga 2025-26 round 1
Team
Nov 20251/1#92550+7.0
Nordwestschw. Einzelmeisterschaft 2025 - Kat A round 6-7
Swiss
Nov 20252/1#112641+8.6
Worst Elo result: 14. Wasserschloss-OPEN-Inzlingen B-Turnier (-32.0 Elo, finished #37).

Rankings

/
Germany
#7,606
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#52,881
in continent
World
#72,896
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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Europe
1
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8
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9
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2
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6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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