CChessStats
Format
SH

Schmitt, Harald

🇩🇪

FIDEFIDE 4697995· Male· Germany· Born in 1948

Follow Harald SchmittTrack his monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.

Harald Schmitt, a 78-year-old German player, is rated 1794. He has slipped back 63 Elo over the past 12 months. 13 rated games in the past year (≈5/year long-term). Recent appearances: Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q2 C and 31. Bad Bertricher Schachtage 2025 Seniorenturnier over 50. He had 4 career breaks: 44 months (2004–2008), 95 months (2008–2016), 45 months (2018–2022, COVID-19 included) and 12 months (2022–2023). His peak of 1980 was reached at age 68 (Jul 2016).

Current rating

1794

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1980

−186 pts below
Jul 2016 · age 68

Activity

10

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#78,301

#78,301 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

10 entries
2024
Best 12-month gain (+44 Elo)
1844 → 1888
Mar 2024
2022
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1844 → returned at 1814
Jul 2022
2018
Inactive for 45 months
paused at 1876 → returned at 1844
Sep 2018
2017
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 69
Jan 2017
2016
All-time peak 1980
at age 68 · −186 from today
Jul 2016
2008
Inactive for 95 months
paused at 1965 → returned at 1980
Jul 2008

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Maria Burlutskaia 1,855
Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q2 C · Dec 2025 · +1.7 Elo
Evolution
-63
1857 → 1794
Tournaments
2
13 games
Score
4/ 1330.8%
2W4D7L

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q2 C
Open Swiss
Dec 20250.5/4#1211481-30.6
31. Bad Bertricher Schachtage 2025 Seniorenturnier over 50
Open Swiss
Jul 20253.5/9#531728-32.4
Worst Elo result: 31. Bad Bertricher Schachtage 2025 Seniorenturnier over 50 (-32.4 Elo, finished #53).

Rankings

/
Germany
#8,049
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#56,621
in continent
World
#78,300
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Germany
1
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
2
🇩🇪Bluebaum, MatthiasFollow Matthias BluebaumTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,694
3
🇩🇪Svane, FrederikFollow Frederik SvaneTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,657
4
🇩🇪Donchenko, AlexanderFollow Alexander DonchenkoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,640
5
🇩🇪Kollars, DmitrijFollow Dmitrij KollarsTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,634
6
🇩🇪Svane, RasmusFollow Rasmus SvaneTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,620
7
🇩🇪Doettling, FabianFollow Fabian DoettlingTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,593
8
🇩🇪Wagner, DennisFollow Dennis WagnerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,591
9
🇩🇪Engel, LuisFollow Luis EngelTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,588
10
🇩🇪Braun, ArikFollow Arik BraunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,587
...
8049🇩🇪Schmitt, Harald1,794
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
3
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
4
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,744
5
🇵🇱Duda, Jan-KrzysztofFollow Jan-Krzysztof DudaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,739
6
🇭🇺Rapport, RichardFollow Richard RapportTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,729
7
🇳🇱Van Foreest, JordenFollow Jorden Van ForeestTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,728
8
🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeFollow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,721
9
🇦🇿Mamedyarov, ShakhriyarFollow Shakhriyar MamedyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
10
🇹🇷Erdogmus, Yagiz KaanFollow Yagiz Kaan ErdogmusTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,713
...
56621🇩🇪Schmitt, Harald1,794
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
2
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
4
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
4
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
...
78300🇩🇪Schmitt, Harald1,794