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Aurich, Michael
🇩🇪FIDE 16281268· Male· Germany· Born in 1955
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Michael Aurich, a 71-year-old German player, is rated 1500. He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and took a 47-month break between May 2019 and May 2023 (COVID-19 included). Recent appearances: Sparkassen Open Lautertal 2025 B-Gruppe and Jubilaeums-Open 2025 Darmstadt. Also played 1 rapid event (including 29. Active Chess Open Bensheim 2025) recently. His peak of 1648 was reached at age 69 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1500
Standard
Rpd1583·Blz—
All-time high
1648
−148 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 69
Mar 2024 · age 69
Activity
4
games / yr avg.
7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#185,747
#185,747 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
7 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+250 Elo)
1398 → 1648
Mar 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 69
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 69
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1648
at age 69 · −148 from today
Mar 2024
2023
Crossed 1400
at age 68
May 2023
2019
Inactive for 47 months
paused at 1398 → returned at 1413
May 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-96
1596 → 1500
Tournaments
2
12 games
Score
4.5/ 1237.5%
4W1D7L
Top 1 win
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2.5/3 | #23 | 1964 | -25.6 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2/4 | #144 | 1646 | -70.0 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#13,695
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#117,138
in continent
World
#185,689
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Germany
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