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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 (≈10/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

17

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#100,768

#100,768 · players worldwide · of 218,279

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

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

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Joachim, Dr. Kirmas 1,921
33. Seniorenopen BRB · Jun 2026 · +5.1 Elo
Evolution
-66
1792 → 1726
Tournaments
2
18 games
Score
7/ 1838.9%
5W4D9L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsJoerg Schellknecht1,853·33. Seniorenopen BRB·R6·+13.5
2.[W]vsZygmunt Kwiatkowski1,669·33. Seniorenopen BRB·R3·+8.4
3.[W]vsEdyta Maria Makowska1,578·33. Seniorenopen BRB·R5·+6.0

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
33. Seniorenopen BRB
Open Swiss
Jun 20264/9#491757+6.0
25. offene Senioreneinzelmeisterschaft Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Open Swiss
Nov 20253/8#691631-51.0
Worst Elo result: 25. offene Senioreneinzelmeisterschaft Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (-51.0 Elo, finished #69).

Rankings

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Germany
#9,790
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#71,411
in continent
World
#100,766
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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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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9790🇩🇪Gaertner, Michael1,726
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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3
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5
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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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71411🇩🇪Gaertner, Michael1,726
World
1
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2,841
2
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2
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6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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100766🇩🇪Gaertner, Michael1,726