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Ziern, Michael
🇩🇪FIDE 16241703· Male· Germany· Born in 1979
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Michael Ziern, a 47-year-old German player, is rated 1926. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months). Recent appearance: Landesliga Brandenburg 2025-2026 April 2026. His peak of 1975 was reached at age 45 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1926
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1975
−49 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 45
Mar 2024 · age 45
Activity
8
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#41,867
#41,867 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 46
Nov 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+47 Elo)
1928 → 1975
Apr 2024
All-time peak 1975
at age 45 · −49 from today
Mar 2024
6-month rising streak
+44 Elo
Mar 2024
2020
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 1918 → returned at 1930
Apr 2020
Crossed 1800
at age 41
Feb 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-2
1928 → 1926
Tournaments
8
8 games
Score
4.5/ 856.3%
2W5D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 0.5/1 | #43 | 1964 | +1.0 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #64 | 943 | -15.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #51 | 2061 | +3.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #22 | 2633 | +7.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #45 | 1887 | -1.2 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #54 | 1914 | -0.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #15 | 2478 | +3.8 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0.5/1 | #32 | 1924 | -0.4 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#4,691
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#30,921
in continent
World
#41,866
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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