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Jung, Michael
🇩🇪FIDE 1271425· Male· Germany· Born in 1963
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Michael Jung, a 63-year-old German player, is rated 1769. He has held steady between 1750 and 1800 for 20 months. 12 rated games in the past year (≈3/year long-term). Recent appearance: Marburger Schachtage 2025 A-Open. He had 3 career breaks: 34 months (2011–2013), 71 months (2013–2019) and 58 months (2019–2024, COVID-19 included). His peak of 1861 was reached at age 61 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1769
Standard
Rpd1856·Blz—
All-time high
1861
−92 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 61
Mar 2024 · age 61
Activity
6
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
12 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#86,186
#86,186 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 62
Nov 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 61
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1861
at age 61 · −92 from today
Mar 2024
2019
Inactive for 58 months
paused at 1768 → returned at 1779
Dec 2019
2013
Inactive for 71 months
paused at 1826 → returned at 1768
Dec 2013
2011
Crossed 1800
at age 48
Jan 2011
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-10
1779 → 1769
Tournaments
2
14 games
Score
7/ 1450.0%
5W4D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4/6 | #60 | 1865 | -4.4 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3/6 | #127 | 1890 | -6.0 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#8,699
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#61,911
in continent
World
#86,184
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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