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Otto, Michael
🇩🇪FIDE 24617822· Male· Germany· Born in 1961
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Michael Otto, a 65-year-old German player, is rated 1816. He has slipped back 39 Elo over the past 12 months. 30 rated games in the past year (≈10/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Reykjavik Open 2026, 28. Offene Internationale Bayerische Schachmeisterschaft, and CZECH OPEN 2025 - 30 plus - open rating tournament. Also played 1 rapid event (including 29. Echternacher Open) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 20 months (2006–2008), 19 months (2008–2010) and 49 months (2012–2016). His peak of 2068 was reached at age 43 (Oct 2004).
Current rating
1816
Standard
Rpd1822·Blz—
All-time high
2068
−252 pts below
Oct 2004 · age 43
Oct 2004 · age 43
Activity
18
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
30 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#71,337
#71,337 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
13 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+111 Elo)
1771 → 1882
Dec 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 63
Mar 2024
2019
Re-crossed 1800
at age 58
Dec 2019
100 career games
at age 58
Feb 2019
2012
Inactive for 49 months
paused at 1972 → returned at 1927
Jan 2012
2008
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 1979 → returned at 1987
Jul 2008
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-39
1855 → 1816
Tournaments
4
30 games
Score
11.5/ 3038.3%
7W9D14L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsThomas Sikorski1,754·XIV. Unser Fritz-Open 2025 mit Einzelmeisterschaft SV Ruhrgebiet·R4·-12.1
3.[L]vsMustafa Alnajmi1,782·XIV. Unser Fritz-Open 2025 mit Einzelmeisterschaft SV Ruhrgebiet·R2·-11.3
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4/9 | #186 | 1784 | -11.4 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3.5/9 | #336 | 1781 | -15.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4/9 | #58 | 1886 | +12.6 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 0/3 | #79 | 1132 | -26.4 |
Worst Elo result: XIV. Unser Fritz-Open 2025 mit Einzelmeisterschaft SV Ruhrgebiet (-26.4 Elo, finished #79).
Rankings
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Germany
#7,397
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#51,811
in continent
World
#71,337
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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