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Giessmann, Stephan

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FIDEFIDE 4678540· Male· Germany· Born in 1973

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Stephan Giessmann, a 53-year-old German player, is rated 2123 and sitting in the top 6% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 29 months (2001–2003) and 35 months (2020–2023, COVID-19 included). Recent appearance: 12. Wittelsbacher Weihnachts-Schach-Open. His peak of 2287 was reached at age 31 (Jan 2004).

Current rating

2123

Standard

Rpd2265·Blz2204

All-time high

2287

−164 pts below
Jan 2004 · age 31

Activity

6

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

Top 6%

#13,364 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

14 entries
2024
100th German 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 2221
Jan 2024
2023
54th German 45-50 player
at age 50 · rated 2221
Oct 2023
2020
Inactive for 35 months
paused at 2219 → returned at 2217
Feb 2020
2018
66th German 40-45 player
at age 45 · rated 2256
Nov 2018
2013
86th German 35-40 player
at age 40 · rated 2259
Jun 2013
2008
Best 12-month gain (+45 Elo)
2198 → 2243
Jul 2008

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Jonas Heimann 1,791
12. Wittelsbacher Weihnachts-Schach-Open · Dec 2025 · +2.6 Elo
Evolution
-44
2167 → 2123
Tournaments
1
7 games
Score
4/ 757.1%
2W4D1L
Top 1 loss
1.[L]vsLukas Zrust1,890·12. Wittelsbacher Weihnachts-Schach-Open·R2·-15.9

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
12. Wittelsbacher Weihnachts-Schach-Open
Open Swiss
Dec 20254/7#331827-44.0
Worst Elo result: 12. Wittelsbacher Weihnachts-Schach-Open (-44.0 Elo, finished #33).

Rankings

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Germany
#1,500
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#9,656
in continent
World
#13,364
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Germany
1
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2,759
2
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2,694
3
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2,645
3
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2,645
5
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2,635
6
🇩🇪Svane, RasmusFollow Rasmus SvaneTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,620
7
🇩🇪Engel, LuisFollow Luis EngelTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,593
8
🇩🇪Doettling, FabianFollow Fabian DoettlingTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,592
9
🇩🇪Wagner, DennisFollow Dennis WagnerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,591
10
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2,587
...
1500🇩🇪Giessmann, Stephan2,123
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
3
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
3
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeFollow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
8
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2,717
10
🇹🇷Erdogmus, Yagiz KaanFollow Yagiz Kaan ErdogmusTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,708
...
9656🇩🇪Giessmann, Stephan2,123
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
...
13364🇩🇪Giessmann, Stephan2,123