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Gottas, Mike
🇩🇪FIDE 12998796· Male· Germany· Born in 1978
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Mike Gottas, a 48-year-old German player, is rated 1966. He has held steady between 1950 and 2000 for 2 years. 19 rated games in the past year (≈7/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 4. Internationales Bruehler Open 2026 A-Turnier, Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q3 B, and Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q2 B. Also played 1 blitz event (including 19. DSAM-Blitzturnier - powered by chessemy) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 39 months (2015–2018) and 54 months (2019–2024, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2108 was reached at age 37 (Feb 2015).
Current rating
1966
Standard
Rpd—·Blz2007
All-time high
2108
−142 pts below
Feb 2015 · age 37
Feb 2015 · age 37
Activity
14
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#33,427
#33,427 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2020
Best 12-month gain (+30 Elo)
1987 → 2017
Feb 2020
2019
Re-crossed 2000
at age 41
Jul 2019
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 41
Jul 2019
Inactive for 54 months
paused at 2017 → returned at 1985
Jul 2019
2015
Crossed 2100
at age 37
Feb 2015
Crossed 2000
at age 37
Feb 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+1
1965 → 1966
Tournaments
3
14 games
Score
7/ 1450.0%
3W8D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2.5/5 | #68 | 1953 | -4.0 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2/4 | #65 | 1994 | +3.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2.5/5 | #49 | 1979 | +1.8 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#3,867
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#24,719
in continent
World
#33,426
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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