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Smid, Arend

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FIDEFIDE 4676556· Male· Germany· Born in 1963

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Arend Smid, a 63-year-old German player, is rated 1938. He has slipped back 55 Elo over the past 12 months. 21 rated games in the past year (≈5/year long-term). Recent appearance: 42. Oberfraenkische Senioren-Einzelmeisterschaft. He had 5 career breaks: 14 months (2006–2008), 29 months (2010–2012), 46 months (2012–2016), 78 months (2016–2023) and 27 months (2023–2025). His peak of 1993 was reached at age 61 (Mar 2024).

Current rating

1938

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1993

−55 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 61

Activity

7

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

21 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#39,212

#39,212 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

11 entries
2026
100 career games
at age 63
Jun 2026
2024
All-time peak 1993
at age 61 · −55 from today
Mar 2024
2023
Inactive for 27 months
paused at 1989 → returned at 1968
Mar 2023
2016
Inactive for 78 months
paused at 1978 → returned at 1989
Aug 2016
2012
Inactive for 46 months
paused at 1966 → returned at 1978
Sep 2012
2010
Inactive for 29 months
paused at 1966 → returned at 1966
Mar 2010

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Michael Tornow 1,887
Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q7 C · May 2026 · +8.5 Elo
Evolution
-30
1968 → 1938
Tournaments
2
14 games
Score
8/ 1457.1%
2W12D0L
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q7 C
Open Swiss
May 20263/5#441884-7.2
42. Oberfraenkische Senioren-Einzelmeisterschaft
Open Swiss
Jun 20255/9#151893-23.0
Worst Elo result: 42. Oberfraenkische Senioren-Einzelmeisterschaft (-23.0 Elo, finished #15).

Rankings

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Germany
#4,421
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#28,956
in continent
World
#39,211
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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Europe
1
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2,841
2
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3
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7
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8
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9
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10
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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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