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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 1747 — just 9 short of his peak of 1756 (May 2024, age 58). He has held steady between 1700 and 1750 for 14 months. 10 rated games in the past year (≈6/year long-term). Recent appearance: Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q2 D. He had 3 career breaks: 17 months (2016–2017), 14 months (2017–2019) and 34 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included).
Current rating
1747
Standard
Rpd1800·Blz—
All-time high
1756
−9 pts below
May 2024 · age 58
May 2024 · age 58
Activity
8
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#93,554
#93,554 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+206 Elo)
1550 → 1756
May 2024
All-time peak 1756
at age 58 · −9 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
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+6
1741 → 1747
Tournaments
2
10 games
Score
6/ 1060.0%
5W2D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 3.5/5 | #10 | 1856 | +17.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2.5/5 | #70 | 1659 | -11.0 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#9,261
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#66,768
in continent
World
#93,552
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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World
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