Format
KM
Krinke, Michael
🇩🇪FIDE 12930024· Male· Germany· Born in 1956
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Michael Krinke, a 70-year-old German player, is rated 1973 — just 28 short of his peak of 2001 (Mar 2012, age 56). He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 48 months (2013–2017) and 60 months (2017–2022, COVID-19 included). Recent appearance: 18. Wormser Nibelungenopen A-Turnier. Also played 3 rapid events (including 29. Active Chess Open Bensheim 2025) recently.
Current rating
1973
Standard
Rpd1960·Blz2017
All-time high
2001
−28 pts below
Mar 2012 · age 56
Mar 2012 · age 56
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#32,082
#32,082 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
8 entries2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 68
Nov 2024
2017
Inactive for 60 months
paused at 1976 → returned at 1985
Mar 2017
2013
Inactive for 48 months
paused at 1975 → returned at 1976
Feb 2013
2012
Crossed 2000
at age 56
Mar 2012
Crossed 1800
at age 56
Mar 2012
All-time peak 2001
at age 56 · −28 from today
Mar 2012
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+6
1967 → 1973
Tournaments
1
7 games
Score
3/ 742.9%
2W2D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3/7 | #43 | 2007 | +6.0 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#3,736
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#23,712
in continent
World
#32,082
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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