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Schmidt, Waldemar

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FIDEFIDE 4674294· Male· Germany· Born in 1963

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Waldemar Schmidt, a 63-year-old German player, is rated 1870. He has held steady between 1850 and 1900 for 7 months. 30 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Luxembourg Team Championship 25-26 Round 8-9, Luxembourg Team Championship 25-26 Round 2, and 18. Wormser Nibelungenopen B-Turnier. Also played 2 rapid events (including Giessener Schnellschachturnier 2026) recently. He had 4 career breaks: 17 months (2007–2009), 14 months (2009–2010), 25 months (2010–2012) and 35 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2107 was reached at age 43 (Jul 2006).

Current rating

1870

Standard

Rpd1899·Blz1944

All-time high

2107

−237 pts below
Jul 2006 · age 43

Activity

20

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

30 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#55,828

#55,828 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

12 entries
2024
Best 12-month gain (+101 Elo)
1823 → 1924
Oct 2024
2019
Inactive for 35 months
paused at 1872 → returned at 1864
Jul 2019
100 career games
at age 56
Jul 2019
2014
Re-crossed 2000
at age 51
Dec 2014
2010
Inactive for 25 months
paused at 2029 → returned at 2006
Jul 2010
2009
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 2023 → returned at 2029
Apr 2009

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
18. Wormser Nibelungenopen B-Turnier
perf 2580 (+725) · 6/6 · #5
Top opponent
vs Norbert Ahrends 1,985
18. Wormser Nibelungenopen B-Turnier · Oct 2025 · +13.6 Elo
Evolution
-13
1883 → 1870
Tournaments
7
33 games
Score
20/ 3360.6%
20W0D13L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsMeara Classen1,459·15. Rheinland-Pfalz-Open 2025·R1·-17.6
2.[L]vsHeinrich Kuhle1,675·15. Rheinland-Pfalz-Open 2025·R4·-13.6
3.[L]vsLars Kramer1,680·15. Rheinland-Pfalz-Open 2025·R6·-13.4

Last 12 months — tournaments

7 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Luxembourg Team Championship 25-26 Round 8-9
Team
Mar 20261/1#802780+13.2
Luxembourg Team Championship 25-26 Round 2
Team
Oct 20251/1#172641+11.4
18. Wormser Nibelungenopen B-Turnier
Open Swiss
Oct 20256/6#52580+40.8
Luxembourg Team Championship 25-26 Round 1
Team
Sep 20251/1#112669+12.0
22. RLP-Senioren-Open
Open Swiss
Aug 20254/8#801844-10.8
Worst Elo result: 15. Rheinland-Pfalz-Open 2025 (-55.2 Elo, finished #91).

Rankings

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Germany
#5,986
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#40,929
in continent
World
#55,828
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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5986🇩🇪Schmidt, Waldemar1,870
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40929🇩🇪Schmidt, Waldemar1,870
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55828🇩🇪Schmidt, Waldemar1,870