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Gaertner, Michael

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FIDEFIDE 16201531· Male· Germany· Born in 1951

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Michael Gaertner, a 75-year-old German player, is rated 1726. He has slipped back 66 Elo over the past 12 months. 16 rated games in the past year (≈11/year long-term). Recent appearances: 25. offene Senioreneinzelmeisterschaft Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and 32. Offense Brandenburgische Seniorenopen. He took a 39-month break between Mar 2018 and Jul 2021 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 1866 was reached at age 64 (Mar 2015).

Current rating

1726

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1866

−140 pts below
Mar 2015 · age 64

Activity

20

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

16 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#100,651

#100,651 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

9 entries
2025
100 career games
at age 74
Mar 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+161 Elo)
1617 → 1778
Jul 2024
2018
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 67
Mar 2018
Inactive for 39 months
paused at 1686 → returned at 1662
Mar 2018
2015
Crossed 1800
at age 64
Mar 2015
Crossed 1600
at age 64
Mar 2015

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Manfred Wacker 1,765
25. offene Senioreneinzelmeisterschaft Mecklenburg-Vorpommern · Nov 2025 · +1.1 Elo
Evolution
-66
1792 → 1726
Tournaments
2
18 games
Score
7/ 1838.9%
6W2D10L

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
25. offene Senioreneinzelmeisterschaft Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Open Swiss
Nov 20253/8#691631-51.0
32. Offense Brandenburgische Seniorenopen
Open Swiss
Jun 20254/8#741812-15.2
Worst Elo result: 25. offene Senioreneinzelmeisterschaft Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (-51.0 Elo, finished #69).

Rankings

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Germany
#9,653
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#71,287
in continent
World
#100,650
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Germany
1
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2
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2,694
3
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2,645
3
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2,645
5
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2,635
6
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2,620
7
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2,593
8
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2,592
9
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2,591
10
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2,587
...
9653🇩🇪Gaertner, Michael1,726
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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
...
71287🇩🇪Gaertner, Michael1,726
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
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2,754
10
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2,753
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100650🇩🇪Gaertner, Michael1,726