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Stiefelmeyer, Michael
🇩🇪FIDE 16223349· Male· Germany· Born in 1997
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Michael Stiefelmeyer, a 29-year-old German player, is rated 1860 — just 5 short of his peak of 1865 (Dec 2024, age 27). He has held steady between 1850 and 1900 for 2 years. 18 rated games in the past year (≈16/year long-term). Recent appearances: grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open and 41. Internationales Boeblinger Open B. He took a 26-month break between Feb 2020 and May 2022 (COVID-19 included).
Current rating
1860
Standard
Rpd1876·Blz1815
All-time high
1865
−5 pts below
Dec 2024 · age 27
Dec 2024 · age 27
Activity
18
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#58,568
#58,568 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
10 entries2024
All-time peak 1865
at age 27 · −5 from today
Dec 2024
100 career games
at age 27
May 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 27
Mar 2024
2020
Inactive for 26 months
paused at 1783 → returned at 1752
Feb 2020
2018
Best 12-month gain (+191 Elo)
1616 → 1807
May 2018
Crossed 1800
at age 21
May 2018
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
+3
1857 → 1860
Tournaments
2
18 games
Score
11.5/ 1863.9%
10W3D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6/9 | #122 | 1870 | +5.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5.5/9 | #16 | 1839 | -3.2 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#6,252
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#42,882
in continent
World
#58,568
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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