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Romfeld, Michael
🇩🇪FIDE 16211537· Male· Germany· Born in 1965
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Michael Romfeld, a 61-year-old German player, is rated 2157 — just 5 short of his peak of 2162 (Feb 2025, age 60) and sitting in the top 5% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 19 months (2017–2019) and 68 months (2019–2025, COVID-19 included). Recent appearance: 30. Augsburger Friedensfest-Open 2025 A-Gruppe.
Current rating
2157
Standard
Rpd2099·Blz2119
All-time high
2162
−5 pts below
Feb 2025 · age 60
Feb 2025 · age 60
Activity
5
games / yr avg.
7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 5%
#10,778 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2025
All-time peak 2162
at age 60 · −5 from today
Feb 2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 60
Feb 2025
2019
Inactive for 68 months
paused at 2112 → returned at 2162
May 2019
2017
Best 12-month gain (+63 Elo)
2065 → 2128
Sep 2017
Re-crossed 2100
at age 52
Sep 2017
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 2128 → returned at 2112
Sep 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-5
2162 → 2157
Tournaments
1
7 games
Score
5/ 771.4%
3W4D0L
Top 3 wins
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5/7 | #6 | 2126 | -4.8 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#1,167
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#7,700
in continent
World
#10,778
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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