Elisabeth Paehtz is a German professional chess player. She is considered one of the world's popular chess player. She has been named number one German chess player and holds the FIDE titles of International Master (IM) and Woman Grandmaster (WGM). However, she resigned from the German chess team in May 2019 citing the "unequal treatment of women". As of 2020, she has a FIDE rating of 2473.