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Schmitt, Michael
🇩🇪FIDE 12955230· Male· Germany· Born in 1956
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Michael Schmitt, a 70-year-old German player, is rated 1726. He has held steady between 1700 and 1750 for 2 years. 10 rated games in the past year (≈4/year long-term). Recent appearance: 38. Internationale Hasslocher Schachtage 2025 B-Turnier. He had 4 career breaks: 20 months (2017–2018), 13 months (2018–2020), 28 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included) and 12 months (2024–2025). His peak of 1866 was reached at age 60 (Jun 2016).
Current rating
1726
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1866
−140 pts below
Jun 2016 · age 60
Jun 2016 · age 60
Activity
3
games / yr avg.
7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#100,768
#100,768 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2024
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1740 → returned at 1741
Jun 2024
Best 12-month gain (+163 Elo)
1586 → 1749
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 68
Mar 2024
2023
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 67
Jul 2023
2020
Inactive for 28 months
paused at 1706 → returned at 1586
Feb 2020
2018
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 1774 → returned at 1706
Dec 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-15
1741 → 1726
Tournaments
1
7 games
Score
3/ 742.9%
2W2D3L
Top 2 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 3/7 | #86 | 1663 | -15.4 |
Worst Elo result: 39. Internationale Hasslocher Schachtage 2026 B-Turnier (-15.4 Elo, finished #86).
Rankings
/
Germany
#9,790
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#71,411
in continent
World
#100,766
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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