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Wolff, Michael
🇩🇪FIDE 24607657· Male· Germany· Born in 1980
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Michael Wolff, a 46-year-old German player, is rated 1895. He is progressing steadily with +53 Elo over the past 12 months. 66 rated games in the past year (≈18/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q5 C, 4. Internationales Bruehler Open 2026 A-Turnier, and Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Tienkampen. He had 2 career breaks: 22 months (2012–2014) and 13 months (2016–2017). His peak of 1993 was reached at age 37 (May 2017).
Current rating
1895
Standard
Rpd1892·Blz—
All-time high
1993
−98 pts below
May 2017 · age 37
May 2017 · age 37
Activity
43
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
59 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#49,347
#49,347 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+102 Elo)
1777 → 1879
Oct 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 44
Mar 2024
2023
Re-crossed 1800
at age 43
Nov 2023
2017
All-time peak 1993
at age 37 · −98 from today
May 2017
2016
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 1973 → returned at 1993
Mar 2016
2012
Inactive for 22 months
paused at 1955 → returned at 1961
Sep 2012
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+82
1813 → 1895
Tournaments
10
60 games
Score
31/ 6051.7%
22W18D20L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3/5 | #25 | 1901 | +1.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3/5 | #31 | 2223 | +41.2 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 4/8 | #364 | 1837 | -17.0 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3/7 | #58 | 1876 | +1.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2/5 | #79 | 1755 | -18.4 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2.5/5 | #37 | 1855 | -2.6 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3/7 | #96 | 1960 | +15.2 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3/5 | #14 | 2073 | +23.6 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4/7 | #30 | 1872 | -0.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3.5/5 | #16 | 2122 | +38.0 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#5,412
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#36,340
in continent
World
#49,346
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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