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Trunz, Michelle
WFM🇩🇪FIDE 16227980· Female· Germany· Born in 2008
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Michelle Trunz, a 18-year-old German Woman FIDE Master, is rated 2098 and ranked 35th among German women, and in the top 7% worldwide. She is progressing steadily with +37 Elo over the past 12 months. 102 rated games in the past year (≈54/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 1. Frauenbundesliga 2025-2026 April 2026, grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open, and NRW-Klasse Gruppe 4 2025-2026 Maerz 2026. Also played 2 rapid (including 3. Berlin U25 Open Rapid) and 2 blitz events (including 3. Berlin U25 Open Blitz) recently. She took a 12-month break between Aug 2016 and Sep 2017. Her peak of 2161 was reached at age 17 (Feb 2025).
Awarded WFM in 2024 (age 16). At junior level, she reached #26, #22, #36, #25, #46 and #3 nationally in U18, U16, U14, U12, U10 and U8.
Current rating
2098
Standard
Rpd2053·Blz1859
All-time high
2161
−63 pts below
Feb 2025 · age 17
Feb 2025 · age 17
Activity
97
games / yr avg. · ≈8/mo
93 past 12 mo · ≈8/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#35
#35 · German women · of 1,140
Career timeline
22 entries2026
Re-crossed 2100
at age 18
Mar 2026
500 career games
at age 18
Feb 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2100
at age 17
Dec 2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 17
Nov 2025
26th German U18 player
at age 17 · rated 2161
Feb 2025
All-time peak 2161
at age 17 · −63 from today
Feb 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+31
2067 → 2098
Tournaments
16
84 games
Score
42.5/ 8450.6%
36W13D35L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
16 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 0/1 | #74 | 1627 | -5.2 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 2/3 | #21 | 2127 | +6.0 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4.5/9 | #382 | 2100 | -3.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #48 | 1494 | -10.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #69 | 1528 | -9.2 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4/7 | #29 | 2196 | +48.4 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4/8 | #159 | 2092 | +10.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 1.5/5 | #45 | 1999 | -35.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/2 | #68 | 1338 | -32.4 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4.5/5 | #1 | 2398 | +66.0 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#1,761
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#11,344
in continent
World
#15,611
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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