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Schiefelbusch, Dirk
🇩🇪FIDE 4694139· Male· Germany· Born in 1967
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Dirk Schiefelbusch, a 59-year-old German player, is rated 2119 and sitting in the top 6% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (3 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 35 months (2006–2009), 26 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included) and 32 months (2023–2025). Recent appearance: NRW-Klasse Gruppe 1 2025-2026 Maerz 2026. His peak of 2157 was reached at age 37 (Jul 2004).
Current rating
2119
Standard
Rpd—·Blz2073
All-time high
2157
−38 pts below
Jul 2004 · age 37
Jul 2004 · age 37
Activity
1
games / yr avg.
3 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 6%
#13,698 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2023
Inactive for 32 months
paused at 2113 → returned at 2121
Mar 2023
2020
Inactive for 26 months
paused at 2116 → returned at 2120
Mar 2020
2019
Best 12-month gain (+45 Elo)
2086 → 2131
Oct 2019
100 career games
at age 52
Oct 2019
2018
Re-crossed 2100
at age 51
Dec 2018
2017
Re-crossed 2100
at age 50
Nov 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+6
2113 → 2119
Tournaments
3
3 games
Score
2/ 366.7%
1W2D0L
Top 2 wins
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #53 | 2056 | -1.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #25 | 2127 | +0.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #20 | 2837 | +8.0 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#1,526
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#9,916
in continent
World
#13,698
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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