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Kobs, Stephan

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FIDEFIDE 4684656· Male· Germany· Born in 1967

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Stephan Kobs, a 59-year-old German player, is rated 1827. He has slipped back 63 Elo over the past 12 months. 47 rated games in the past year (≈17/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 27. NordWest-Cup Open As, Niedersachsen Landeseinzelmeisterschaft 2026 B-Open, and Marburger Schachtage 2025 A-Open. He had 3 career breaks: 38 months (2005–2008), 17 months (2010–2011) and 30 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2038 was reached at age 44 (Nov 2011).

Current rating

1827

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2038

−211 pts below
Nov 2011 · age 44

Activity

30

games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo

47 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#68,087

#68,087 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

12 entries
2024
Best 12-month gain (+75 Elo)
1828 → 1903
Sep 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 57
Feb 2024
2020
Inactive for 30 months
paused at 1928 → returned at 1927
Feb 2020
2013
100 career games
at age 46
Sep 2013
Re-crossed 2000
at age 46
May 2013
2011
All-time peak 2038
at age 44 · −211 from today
Nov 2011

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Best result
27. NordWest-Cup Open As
perf 1959 (+120) · 3.5/6 · #51
Top opponent
vs Horst AlberFM 2,234
Marburger Schachtage 2025 A-Open · Oct 2025 · +7.7 Elo
Evolution
-88
1915 → 1827
Tournaments
6
49 games
Score
20.5/ 4941.8%
15W17D17L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsUwe Ritter1,939·27. NordWest-Cup Open As·R7·+12.8
2.[W]vsHeiko Buss1,888·4. Kurt Pape-Open Gruppe A·R2·+9.6
3.[W]vsThilo, Dr. Horstmann1,818·27. NordWest-Cup Open As·R6·+9.4

Last 12 months — tournaments

6 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Gutenberg Open Mainz 2026 B-Turnier
Open Swiss
May 20264.5/3#472307-12.4
27. NordWest-Cup Open As
Open Swiss
Jan 20263.5/6#511959+3.2
Niedersachsen Landeseinzelmeisterschaft 2026 B-Open
Open Swiss
Jan 20263/7#401635-45.4
Marburger Schachtage 2025 A-Open
Open Swiss
Oct 20253/7#921883-4.4
34. Wiesbadener Schlosspark-Open 2025
Open Swiss
Aug 20253.5/7#851819-16.0
4. Kurt Pape-Open Gruppe A
Open Swiss
Aug 20253/7#521845-14.4
Worst Elo result: Niedersachsen Landeseinzelmeisterschaft 2026 B-Open (-45.4 Elo, finished #40).

Rankings

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Germany
#7,179
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#49,596
in continent
World
#68,086
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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Europe
1
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7
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