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Hoefert, Michael
🇩🇪FIDE 12917826· Male· Germany· Born in 1966
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Michael Hoefert, a 60-year-old German player, is rated 1878 — just 23 short of his peak of 1901 (Nov 2025, age 59). He has fluctuated between 1857 and 1901 over the past 2 years. 21 rated games in the past year (≈11/year long-term). Recent appearances: Offene Saarlaendische Einzelmeisterschaften 2025 Meisterturnier and 38. Internationale Hasslocher Schachtage 2025 B-Turnier. He took a 12-month break between Jun 2013 and Jul 2014.
Current rating
1878
Standard
Rpd1837·Blz—
All-time high
1901
−23 pts below
Nov 2025 · age 59
Nov 2025 · age 59
Activity
11
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#53,713
#53,713 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2025
All-time peak 1901
at age 59 · −23 from today
Nov 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+140 Elo)
1740 → 1880
Nov 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 58
Mar 2024
2022
100 career games
at age 56
Jul 2022
2015
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 49
Sep 2015
2014
Re-crossed 1800
at age 48
Jul 2014
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-19
1897 → 1878
Tournaments
2
14 games
Score
7/ 1450.0%
5W4D5L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsStephan, Dr. Busemann2,056·Offene Saarlaendische Einzelmeisterschaften 2025 Meisterturnier·R3·+14.2
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4/7 | #40 | 1760 | -22.8 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3/7 | #14 | 1926 | +4.2 |
Worst Elo result: 39. Internationale Hasslocher Schachtage 2026 B-Turnier (-22.8 Elo, finished #40).
Rankings
/
Germany
#5,858
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#39,471
in continent
World
#53,712
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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