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Gottas, Mike

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FIDEFIDE 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 2 blitz events (including 15. DSAM-Blitzturnier) 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

Activity

14

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

19 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#33,431

#33,431 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

10 entries
2020
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

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Dennis Kagan 2,037
Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q2 B · Dec 2025 · +2.0 Elo
Evolution
+1
1965 → 1966
Tournaments
4
19 games
Score
9/ 1947.4%
3W12D4L

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
4. Internationales Bruehler Open 2026 A-Turnier
Open Swiss
Feb 20262.5/5#681953-4.0
Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q3 B
Open Swiss
Jan 20262/4#651994+3.0
Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q2 B
Open Swiss
Dec 20252.5/5#491979+1.8
Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2024-2025 Q7 B
Open Swiss
May 20252/5#501841-19.8
Worst Elo result: Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2024-2025 Q7 B (-19.8 Elo, finished #50).

Rankings

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Germany
#3,857
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#24,716
in continent
World
#33,431
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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3
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2,645
5
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6
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7
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8
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2,592
9
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2,591
10
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2,587
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3857🇩🇪Gottas, Mike1,966
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
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2,759
3
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2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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2,717
10
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2,708
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24716🇩🇪Gottas, Mike1,966
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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33431🇩🇪Gottas, Mike1,966