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Pikalow, Michael
🇩🇪FIDE 16227638· Male· Germany· Born in 2006
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Michael Pikalow, a 20-year-old German player, is rated 2119 — just 28 short of his peak of 2147 (Apr 2023, age 17) and sitting in the top 6% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2100 and 2150 for 6 months. 14 rated games in the past year (≈35/year long-term). Recent appearance: 2. Oberliga Ost 2025-2026 Staffel A April 2026. He took a 14-month break between Aug 2016 and Nov 2017.
At junior level, he reached #44, #25, #21, #10, #24 and #38 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
2119
Standard
Rpd—·Blz2022
All-time high
2147
−28 pts below
Apr 2023 · age 17
Apr 2023 · age 17
Activity
30
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 6%
#13,698 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
17 entries2026
Re-crossed 2100
at age 20
Jan 2026
2025
44th German U20 player
at age 19 · rated 2108
Jan 2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2100
at age 18
Nov 2024
2023
25th German U18 player
at age 17 · rated 2147
May 2023
Crossed 2100
at age 17
Apr 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+19
2100 → 2119
Tournaments
4
7 games
Score
4/ 757.1%
3W2D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1.5/2 | #12 | 2390 | +14.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #59 | 1318 | -9.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1.5/2 | #22 | 2295 | +10.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/2 | #26 | 2183 | +4.6 |
Rankings
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Germany
#1,526
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#9,916
in continent
World
#13,698
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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