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Schmoldt, Ruediger

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FIDEFIDE 4690915· Male· Germany· Born in 1964

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Ruediger Schmoldt, a 62-year-old German player, is rated 1972. He has held steady between 1950 and 2000 for 23 months. 16 rated games in the past year (≈6/year long-term). Recent appearance: 41. Faaker See Open 2025. He had 6 career breaks: 38 months (2005–2008), 22 months (2008–2010), 47 months (2010–2014), 27 months (2015–2017), 33 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included) and 12 months (2024–2025). His peak of 2147 was reached at age 46 (Sep 2010).

Current rating

1972

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2147

−175 pts below
Sep 2010 · age 46

Activity

12

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

16 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#32,286

#32,286 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

14 entries
2024
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1987 → returned at 1991
Aug 2024
2022
100 career games
at age 58
Sep 2022
2019
Inactive for 33 months
paused at 2074 → returned at 2075
Sep 2019
2015
Best 12-month gain (+33 Elo)
2098 → 2131
Dec 2015
Inactive for 27 months
paused at 2131 → returned at 2135
May 2015
Re-crossed 2100
at age 51
Feb 2015

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Gerald Leitner 2,122
41. Faaker See Open 2025 · Aug 2025 · +13.6 Elo
Evolution
-15
1987 → 1972
Tournaments
2
16 games
Score
9/ 1656.3%
8W2D6L

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
44. Wilhelm-Werner-Gedaechtnisturnier 2026 A-Open
Swiss
May 20263.5/7#111887-18.8
41. Faaker See Open 2025
Open Swiss
Aug 20255.5/9#211985+3.8
Worst Elo result: 44. Wilhelm-Werner-Gedaechtnisturnier 2026 A-Open (-18.8 Elo, finished #11).

Rankings

/
Germany
#3,752
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#23,876
in continent
World
#32,285
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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3752🇩🇪Schmoldt, Ruediger1,972
Europe
1
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2
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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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9
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10
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23876🇩🇪Schmoldt, Ruediger1,972
World
1
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2
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2
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6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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9
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