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Stenzel, Michael
🇩🇪FIDE 12962899· Male· Germany· Born in 1966
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Michael Stenzel, a 60-year-old German player, is rated 1730 — just 26 short of his peak of 1756 (May 2024, age 58). He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 17 months (2016–2017), 14 months (2017–2019) and 34 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included). Recent appearance: Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q2 D.
Current rating
1730
Standard
Rpd1800·Blz—
All-time high
1756
−26 pts below
May 2024 · age 58
May 2024 · age 58
Activity
6
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#99,335
#99,335 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
12 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+206 Elo)
1550 → 1756
May 2024
All-time peak 1756
at age 58 · −26 from today
May 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 58
Mar 2024
2022
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 56
Sep 2022
2019
Inactive for 34 months
paused at 1683 → returned at 1628
Sep 2019
2017
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 1627 → returned at 1666
Nov 2017
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-11
1741 → 1730
Tournaments
1
5 games
Score
2.5/ 550.0%
2W1D2L
Top 2 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2.5/5 | #70 | 1659 | -11.0 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#9,559
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#70,443
in continent
World
#99,334
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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