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Ponto, Michael

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FIDEFIDE 12990620· Male· Germany· Born in 1960

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Michael Ponto, a 66-year-old German player, is rated 1804 — just 29 short of his peak of 1833 (Mar 2024, age 64). He has held steady between 1800 and 1850 for 2 years. 10 rated games in the past year (≈6/year long-term). Recent appearance: 8. Dinslakener offene Stadtmeisterschaft im Schach. He took a 68-month break between Feb 2020 and Nov 2025 (COVID-19 included).

Current rating

1804

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1833

−29 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 64

Activity

3

games / yr avg.

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

Signature stat

#75,134

#75,134 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

9 entries
2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 64
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1833
at age 64 · −29 from today
Mar 2024
2020
Inactive for 68 months
paused at 1721 → returned at 1818
Feb 2020
2017
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 57
Jul 2017
Re-crossed 1800
at age 57
Jun 2017
2015
Crossed 1800
at age 55
Jul 2015

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Best result
38. Ruhrhalbinsel-Open
perf 1859 (+55) · 3/5 · #111
Top opponent
vs Deniz Yilmaz 1,709
8. Dinslakener offene Stadtmeisterschaft im Schach · Oct 2025 · +7.0 Elo
Evolution
-29
1833 → 1804
Tournaments
2
12 games
Score
5.5/ 1245.8%
5W1D6L

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
38. Ruhrhalbinsel-Open
Open Swiss
May 20263/5#1111859-13.8
8. Dinslakener offene Stadtmeisterschaft im Schach
Open Swiss
Oct 20252.5/5#351720-14.8

Rankings

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Germany
#7,786
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#54,418
in continent
World
#75,133
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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7786🇩🇪Ponto, Michael1,804
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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3
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4
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9
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10
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World
1
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2
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6
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2,767
7
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8
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75133🇩🇪Ponto, Michael1,804