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Elbers, Falk-Michael

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FIDEFIDE 12901890· Male· Germany· Born in 1974

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Falk-Michael Elbers, a 52-year-old German player, is rated 1877. He has slipped back 122 Elo over the past 12 months. 12 rated games in the past year (≈2/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include CN 3. divisao 2025-26 r. 5-6, CN 3. divisao 2025-26 r. 4, and CN 3. divisao 2025-26 r. 1-2. Also played 4 rapid (including Open Semirrapidas Braga 2025) and 2 blitz events (including V Encontro Festas de S. Jose) recently. He took a 180-month break between Jan 2011 and Feb 2026. His peak of 2001 was reached at age 36 (Mar 2010).

Current rating

1877

Standard

Rpd1939·Blz1949

All-time high

2001

−124 pts below
Mar 2010 · age 36

Activity

4

games / yr avg.

12 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#53,963

#53,963 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

6 entries
2011
Inactive for 180 months
paused at 1998 → returned at 1969
Jan 2011
2010
Crossed 2000
at age 36
Mar 2010
Crossed 1800
at age 36
Mar 2010
All-time peak 2001
at age 36 · −124 from today
Mar 2010
First FIDE rating
2001 · at age 36
Mar 2010

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Orlando Ribeiro 2,018
CN 3. divisao 2025-26 r. 4 · Feb 2026 · +2.6 Elo
Evolution
-122
1999 → 1877
Tournaments
4
12 games
Score
6/ 1250.0%
4W4D4L

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Open Internacional Queima das Fitas 2026
Open Swiss
Apr 20263.5/7#701736-75.2
CN 3. divisao 2025-26 r. 5-6
Team
Mar 20261/2#951775-20.4
CN 3. divisao 2025-26 r. 4
Team
Feb 20260.5/1#482018+2.8
CN 3. divisao 2025-26 r. 1-2
Team
Jan 20261/2#1091673-30.0
Worst Elo result: Open Internacional Queima das Fitas 2026 (-75.2 Elo, finished #70).

Rankings

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Germany
#5,876
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#39,636
in continent
World
#53,962
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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Europe
1
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2,841
2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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World
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2,841
2
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2
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4
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6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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9
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