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Schmid, Michael
🇩🇪FIDE 16266897· Male· Germany· Born in 1966
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Michael Schmid, a 60-year-old German player, is rated 1944 — his current career high. He is on a steady climb with +63 Elo over the past 12 months. 10 rated games in the past year (≈11/year long-term). Recent appearances: KSSKV - Krajsky prebor II 2025-2026 r8-9 and KSSKV - Krajsky prebor I 2025-2026 r6-7.
Current rating
1944
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1905
All-time high
1944
at best
Mar 2026 · age 60
Mar 2026 · age 60
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#37,892
#37,892 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
6 entries2026
All-time peak 1944
at age 60
Mar 2026
2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 58
Dec 2024
6-month rising streak
+151 Elo
Apr 2024
Best 12-month gain (+155 Elo)
1731 → 1886
Mar 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 58
Mar 2024
2022
First FIDE rating
1695 · at age 56
Apr 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+63
1881 → 1944
Tournaments
7
10 games
Score
7.5/ 1075.0%
7W1D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #34 | 2690 | +8.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 2/2 | #1 | 2668 | +17.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #53 | 1979 | +1.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 2/2 | #6 | 2900 | +31.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 2/2 | #3 | 2648 | +18.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #85 | 1238 | -5.6 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0/1 | #52 | 1194 | -7.0 |
Hot streak: 5 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
Germany
#4,293
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#28,007
in continent
World
#37,891
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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