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Maechel, Michael
🇩🇰FIDE 1419927· Male· Denmark· Born in 1958
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Michael Maechel, a 68-year-old Danish player, is rated 1848 — just 26 short of his peak of 1874 (Jan 2025, age 67). He plays occasionally (2 games in the last 12 months). Recent appearances: 8HK Team 2025-26 Mar and 8HK Team 2025-26 November.
Current rating
1848
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1874
−26 pts below
Jan 2025 · age 67
Jan 2025 · age 67
Activity
5
games / yr avg.
2 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#62,017
#62,017 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2025
Best 12-month gain (+98 Elo)
1776 → 1874
Jan 2025
All-time peak 1874
at age 67 · −26 from today
Jan 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 66
Mar 2024
2022
Re-crossed 1800
at age 64
Oct 2022
2019
Re-crossed 1800
at age 61
Jul 2019
Re-crossed 1800
at age 61
Mar 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-17
1865 → 1848
Tournaments
2
2 games
Score
0/ 20.0%
0W0D2L
Top wins
No standard wins or draws in the last 12 months.
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #176 | 1166 | -7.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #157 | 1071 | -9.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsOle Larsen
🇩🇰DEN·2126
+0 −17 =1
18 games·last met Apr 2022
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vsLasse Henningsen
🇩🇰DEN·1998
+2 −11 =1
14 games·last met Oct 2022
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vsCasper Stochkel
🇩🇰DEN·1778
+12 −1 =0
13 games·last met May 2022
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vsPer Lykke Jacobsen
🇩🇰DEN·2006
+3 −7 =3
13 games·last met Mar 2022
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vsSvend Erik Forby Sorensen
🇩🇰DEN·1815
+2 −2 =9
13 games·last met Dec 2020
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Rankings
/
Denmark
#1,147
out of 2,627 players
Europe
#45,351
in continent
World
#62,016
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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