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Urban, Michael
🇩🇪FIDE 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 took a 65-month break between Apr 2020 and Oct 2025 (COVID-19 included). 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
Oct 2025 · age 56
Activity
6
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
17 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#77,644
#77,644 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2025
All-time peak 1847
at age 56 · −51 from today
Oct 2025
2024
Crossed 1800
at age 55
Mar 2024
2020
Inactive for 65 months
paused at 1711 → returned at 1847
Apr 2020
2019
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 50
Jul 2019
Best 12-month gain (+89 Elo)
1616 → 1705
May 2019
2018
Crossed 1600
at age 49
Sep 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-31
1827 → 1796
Tournaments
4
17 games
Score
6.5/ 1738.2%
3W7D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0/2 | #88 | 1108 | -15.8 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1.5/4 | #90 | 1667 | -18.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2/5 | #81 | 1729 | -16.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3/6 | #102 | 1959 | +19.6 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#7,985
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#56,172
in continent
World
#77,643
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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