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Depner, Michael, Dr.
🇩🇪FIDE 16268440· Male· Germany· Born in 1963
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Michael, Dr. Depner, a 63-year-old German player, is rated 1769 — just 16 short of his peak of 1785 (Feb 2026, age 63). He is on a steady climb with +79 Elo over the past 12 months. 43 rated games in the past year (≈23/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open, 5. Int. Baden-Badener Faschingsopen 2026 B-Gruppe, and Oberliga Baden 2025-2026 Februar 2026.
Current rating
1769
Standard
Rpd1717·Blz—
All-time high
1785
−16 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 63
Feb 2026 · age 63
Activity
34
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
41 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#86,186
#86,186 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2026
All-time peak 1785
at age 63 · −16 from today
Feb 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+208 Elo)
1535 → 1743
Aug 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 61
Mar 2024
2023
100 career games
at age 60
Dec 2023
2021
Re-crossed 1500
at age 58
Dec 2021
2020
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 57
Oct 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+46
1723 → 1769
Tournaments
8
40 games
Score
23.5/ 4058.8%
17W13D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4/6 | #32 | 1806 | +8.0 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3.5/4 | #1424 | 2116 | -8.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4.5/8 | #32 | 1686 | -20.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #46 | 1972 | +4.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5/7 | #3 | 1938 | +35.0 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0/1 | #62 | 1140 | -4.4 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3/3 | #39 | 2553 | +2.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3/6 | #122 | 1918 | +29.0 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#8,699
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#61,911
in continent
World
#86,184
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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