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Schelle, Michael

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FIDEFIDE 16201760· Male· Germany· Born in 1999

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Michael Schelle, a 27-year-old German player, is rated 1974 — his current career high. He is climbing fast, having gained +83 Elo over the past 12 months. 27 rated games in the past year (≈11/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open, 36. Staufer Open A, and 42. Offenes Internationales Schachturnier Muenchen A-Turnier. Also played 1 rapid (including Bayerische Schnellschach-Mannschaftsmeisterschaft 2025 Landesliga Sued) and 3 blitz events (including Staufer Blitzkoenig 2026) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 16 months (2018–2019) and 54 months (2019–2024, COVID-19 included).

Current rating

1974

Standard

Rpd1906·Blz1901

All-time high

1974

at best
May 2026 · age 27

Activity

22

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

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

Signature stat

#31,874

#31,874 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

8 entries
2026
All-time peak 1974
at age 27
May 2026
100 career games
at age 27
Feb 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+134 Elo)
1753 → 1887
Feb 2025
2024
Crossed 1800
at age 25
Mar 2024
2019
Inactive for 54 months
paused at 1746 → returned at 1753
Jul 2019
2018
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 1751 → returned at 1746
Feb 2018

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Best result
36. Staufer Open A
perf 2070 (+114) · 4.5/9 · #122
Top opponent
vs Martin Hartmann 2,230
grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open · Apr 2026 · +6.3 Elo
Evolution
+83
1891 → 1974
Tournaments
3
27 games
Score
13.5/ 2750.0%
10W7D10L

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open
Open Swiss
Apr 20263.5/9#7002041+17.8
36. Staufer Open A
Open Swiss
Jan 20264.5/9#1222070+33.6
42. Offenes Internationales Schachturnier Muenchen A-Turnier
Open Swiss
Sep 20255.5/9#102022+31.2
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.

Rankings

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Germany
#3,710
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#23,562
in continent
World
#31,873
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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2,591
9
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10
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2,587
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3710🇩🇪Schelle, Michael1,974
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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2,767
3
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2,764
4
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5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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10
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2,713
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23562🇩🇪Schelle, Michael1,974
World
1
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2,841
2
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2
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4
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2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
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2,764
8
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9
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31873🇩🇪Schelle, Michael1,974