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Ivkin, Michael
🇩🇪FIDE 12941611· Male· Germany· Born in 1969
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Michael Ivkin, a 57-year-old German player, is rated 1856 — just 5 short of his peak of 1861 (Mar 2024, age 55). He plays occasionally (4 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 31 months (2013–2016), 23 months (2016–2018) and 51 months (2018–2022, COVID-19 included). Recent appearance: 14. Internationaler Schach-Senioren-Cup am Tegernsee 2026.
Current rating
1856
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1861
−5 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 55
Mar 2024 · age 55
Activity
12
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
4 past 12 mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#59,748
#59,748 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 55
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1861
at age 55 · −5 from today
Mar 2024
2022
Re-crossed 1800
at age 53
Dec 2022
100 career games
at age 53
Dec 2022
2018
Inactive for 51 months
paused at 1789 → returned at 1818
Aug 2018
2016
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 1797 → returned at 1789
Aug 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+3
1853 → 1856
Tournaments
1
4 games
Score
2/ 450.0%
2W0D2L
Top 2 wins
2.[W]vsAntje-Christine Krueger1,710·14. Internationaler Schach-Senioren-Cup am Tegernsee 2026·R2·+6.0
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2/4 | #171 | 1890 | +3.2 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#6,422
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#43,755
in continent
World
#59,747
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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