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LM
Lenz, Michael
🇩🇪FIDE 12938530· Male· Germany· Born in 1966
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Michael Lenz, a 60-year-old German player, is rated 1772. He has slipped back 32 Elo over the past 12 months. 12 rated games in the past year (≈5/year long-term). Recent appearance: 38. Internationale Hasslocher Schachtage 2025 B-Turnier. He had 4 career breaks: 12 months (2016–2017), 12 months (2018–2019), 35 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included) and 12 months (2024–2025). His peak of 1804 was reached at age 58 (Jun 2024).
Current rating
1772
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1804
−32 pts below
Jun 2024 · age 58
Jun 2024 · age 58
Activity
4
games / yr avg.
6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#85,197
#85,197 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+125 Elo)
1679 → 1804
Jun 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 58
Jun 2024
All-time peak 1804
at age 58 · −32 from today
Jun 2024
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1804 → returned at 1778
Jun 2024
2019
Inactive for 35 months
paused at 1711 → returned at 1679
Jul 2019
2018
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 52
Jun 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-6
1778 → 1772
Tournaments
1
6 games
Score
3/ 650.0%
2W2D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 3/6 | #89 | 1739 | -5.8 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#8,627
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#61,265
in continent
World
#85,195
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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