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Schnitzer, Peter
🇩🇪FIDE 4683056· Male· Germany· Born in 1970
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Peter Schnitzer, a 56-year-old German player, is rated 2098 and sitting in the top 7% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and had 4 career breaks: 15 months (2016–2018), 44 months (2018–2021, COVID-19 included), 16 months (2022–2023) and 16 months (2024–2026). Recent appearance: 10. Frankenthaler Weihnachtsopen A-Turnier. His peak of 2299 was reached at age 31 (Jul 2001).
Current rating
2098
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2299
−201 pts below
Jul 2001 · age 31
Jul 2001 · age 31
Activity
7
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 7%
#15,611 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2024
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 2096 → returned at 2098
Sep 2024
2022
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 2121 → returned at 2098
Apr 2022
2018
Inactive for 44 months
paused at 2119 → returned at 2114
Mar 2018
2016
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 2135 → returned at 2119
Nov 2016
2012
Best 12-month gain (+40 Elo)
2157 → 2197
May 2012
2008
100 career games
at age 38
Oct 2008
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+2
2096 → 2098
Tournaments
1
7 games
Score
4.5/ 764.3%
3W3D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4.5/7 | #11 | 2101 | +2.4 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#1,761
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#11,344
in continent
World
#15,611
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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World
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