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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 1839. He has slipped back 51 Elo over the past 12 months. 44 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

1839

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2038

−199 pts below
Nov 2011 · age 44

Activity

29

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

44 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#64,504

#64,504 · players worldwide · of 216,808

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 · −199 from today
Nov 2011

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
Gutenberg-Open Mainz 2025 B-Turnier
perf 2500 (+585) · 5.5/5 · #28
Top opponent
vs Horst AlberFM 2,234
Marburger Schachtage 2025 A-Open · Oct 2025 · +7.7 Elo
Evolution
-51
1890 → 1839
Tournaments
7
48 games
Score
25/ 4852.1%
17W16D15L

Last 12 months — tournaments

7 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
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

/
Germany
#6,810
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#47,086
in continent
World
#64,504
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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3
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3
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5
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6
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7
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8
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2,592
9
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10
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Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
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2,759
3
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2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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2,717
10
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2,708
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World
1
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2,840
2
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3
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4
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5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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64504🇩🇪Kobs, Stephan1,839