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Deutscher Schachbund (DSB)

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59,985Registered players
37,430Active players
36,686FIDE-rated players
1,779Titled players

Top players

  1. 1 Keymer, Vincent GMBorn 2004 2761
  2. 2 Bluebaum, Matthias GMBorn 1997 2666
  3. 3 Svane, Frederik GMBorn 2004 2662
RankনামরেটিংBorn
4 Kollars, Dmitrij GM Rating 2623 Born 1999
5 Svane, Rasmus GM Rating 2621 Born 1997
6 Donchenko, Alexander GM Rating 2610 Born 1998
7 Doettling, Fabian GM Rating 2593 Born 1980
8 Engel, Luis GM Rating 2592 Born 2002
9 Braun, Arik GM Rating 2587 Born 1988
10 Gustafsson, Jan GM Rating 2580 Born 1979

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Statistics

Registered players
59,985
Active players
37,430
Rated in Classical
36,686
Rated in Rapid
11,192
Rated in Blitz
10,834
Women
5,386
Juniors (under 20)
10,604

Rating spread, Classical

Active players in each band of 100 rating points.

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1400 to 1499
468
1500 to 1599
1,273
1600 to 1699
1,966
1700 to 1799
2,564
1800 to 1899
2,523
1900 to 1999
2,092
2000 to 2099
1,474
2100 to 2199
921
2200 to 2299
487
2300 to 2399
237
2400 to 2499
95
2500 to 2599
25
2600 to 2699
5
2700 and above
1

Titles

  • 103GM
  • 301IM
  • 994FM
  • 210CM
  • 22WGM
  • 39WIM
  • 93WFM
  • 17WCM
Arbiters with a FIDE title
1,400
Trainers with a FIDE title
63

FIDE rating list, October 2026. Titles are counted as FIDE lists them on that date.

Officials

  • Meyer-Dunker, PaulPresident
  • Rosenstein, WadimDelegate
  • Gersinska, JuergenVice President Finance
  • Klueners, JuergenVice President Sports
  • Kiesel, JannikVice President Development
  • Klein, AndreasRating Officer
  • Koppen, HaraldDeputy Rating Officer
  • Hoegy, KevinDirector Sports
  • Jaeger, FrankArbiters' Commission Chairman
  • Schmidt, CarstenManaging Director

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