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Bien, Stefan
🇩🇪FIDE 4678877· Male· Germany· Born in 1966
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Stefan Bien, a 60-year-old German player, is rated 2017. He is on a steady climb with +45 Elo over the past 12 months. 17 rated games in the past year (≈12/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Bergheimer Winter-Open 2025, 31. Bad Bertricher Schachtage 2025 Seniorenturnier over 50, and NRW-Viererpokal 2025 Mai 2025. Also played 1 rapid (including Hans-Friske-Schnellschachopen 2025 Gruppe A) and 1 blitz events (including Wuppertaler Blitz-Stadtmeisterschaft 2025) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 17 months (2004–2006) and 23 months (2006–2008). His peak of 2149 was reached at age 45 (Jan 2011).
Current rating
2017
Standard
Rpd2007·Blz1986
All-time high
2149
−132 pts below
Jan 2011 · age 45
Jan 2011 · age 45
Activity
24
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
17 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#24,948
#24,948 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
13 entries2025
Best 12-month gain (+46 Elo)
1970 → 2016
Aug 2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 59
Aug 2025
2017
Re-crossed 2100
at age 51
Apr 2017
2016
Re-crossed 2100
at age 50
Jul 2016
2015
Re-crossed 2100
at age 49
Jan 2015
2013
100 career games
at age 47
Nov 2013
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+46
1971 → 2017
Tournaments
3
17 games
Score
11/ 1764.7%
6W10D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5/7 | #6 | 2013 | +0.6 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5.5/9 | #15 | 2153 | +44.8 |
Team | May 2025 | 0.5/1 | #112 | 1936 | -1.0 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#2,896
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#18,403
in continent
World
#24,948
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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