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Walter, Stefan, Dr.
IM🇩🇪FIDE 4686608· Male· Germany· Born in 1986
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Stefan, Dr. Walter, a 40-year-old German International Master, is rated 2373 and sitting in the top 1% of German players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He plays occasionally (3 games in the last 12 months). Recent appearance: 2. Bundesliga Nord 2025-2026 Dezember 2025. His peak of 2416 was reached at age 31 (Apr 2017).
Awarded IM in 2017 (age 31). At junior level, he reached #22, #13 and #42 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
2373
Standard
Rpd2388·Blz—
All-time high
2416
−43 pts below
Apr 2017 · age 31
Apr 2017 · age 31
Activity
5
games / yr avg.
3 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 1%
#164 · German players · of 14,156
Career timeline
17 entries2025
15th German 35-40 player
at age 39 · rated 2379
Dec 2025
2020
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 2388 → returned at 2382
Apr 2020
2018
Re-crossed 2400
at age 32
Feb 2018
2017
IM title awardedIM
at age 31 · 87th FIDE Congress 2016
Aug 2017
41st German 20-35 player
at age 31 · rated 2416
Apr 2017
All-time peak 2416
at age 31 · −43 from today
Apr 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-3
2376 → 2373
Tournaments
2
3 games
Score
1.5/ 350.0%
1W1D1L
Top 1 win
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/2 | #85 | 2140 | -6.3 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #7 | 3039 | +3.2 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#164
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#1,375
in continent
World
#2,157
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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