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Urban, Michael

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FIDEFIDE 12950750· Male· Germany· Born in 1969

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Michael Urban, a 57-year-old German player, is rated 1796. He has slipped back 31 Elo over the past 12 months. 17 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q6 C, Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q5 C, and Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q2 C. Also played 1 rapid event (including Hans-Friske-Schnellschachopen 2025 Gruppe B) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 46 months (2020–2024, COVID-19 included) and 18 months (2024–2025). His peak of 1847 was reached at age 56 (Oct 2025).

Current rating

1796

Standard

Rpd1822·Blz—

All-time high

1847

−51 pts below
Oct 2025 · age 56

Activity

6

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#77,606

#77,606 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

9 entries
2025
All-time peak 1847
at age 56 · −51 from today
Oct 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+116 Elo)
1711 → 1827
Mar 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 55
Mar 2024
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 1827 → returned at 1847
Mar 2024
2020
Inactive for 46 months
paused at 1711 → returned at 1827
Apr 2020
2019
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 50
Jul 2019

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
34. Wiesbadener Schlosspark-Open 2025
perf 1959 (+112) · 3/6 · #102
Top opponent
vs Bahadir Tuerkboylari 2,032
34. Wiesbadener Schlosspark-Open 2025 · Aug 2025 · +14.9 Elo
Evolution
-31
1827 → 1796
Tournaments
4
17 games
Score
6.5/ 1738.2%
3W7D7L

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q6 C
Open Swiss
Mar 20260/2#881108-15.8
Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q5 C
Open Swiss
Mar 20261.5/4#901667-18.2
Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q2 C
Open Swiss
Dec 20252/5#811729-16.6
34. Wiesbadener Schlosspark-Open 2025
Open Swiss
Aug 20253/6#1021959+19.6
Worst Elo result: Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q5 C (-18.2 Elo, finished #90).

Rankings

/
Germany
#7,883
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#56,118
in continent
World
#77,606
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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World
Germany
1
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3
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3
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5
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2,635
6
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2,620
7
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2,593
8
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2,592
9
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2,591
10
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2,587
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7883🇩🇪Urban, Michael1,796
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
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2,759
3
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2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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2,717
10
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2,708
...
56118🇩🇪Urban, Michael1,796
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
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2,754
10
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2,753
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77606🇩🇪Urban, Michael1,796