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Scharfenberg, Michael
🇩🇪FIDE 24622290· Male· Germany· Born in 1981
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Michael Scharfenberg, a 45-year-old German player, is rated 2108 and sitting in the top 7% of players worldwide. He has slipped back 38 Elo over the past 12 months. 26 rated games in the past year (≈6/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2. Schwaigern Open 2026 A-Turnier, Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q5 A, and 4. Internationales Bruehler Open 2026 A-Turnier. Also played 1 rapid event (including NRW-Schnellschacheinzelmeisterschaft 2025) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 78 months (2006–2013), 54 months (2018–2022, COVID-19 included) and 13 months (2023–2024). His peak of 2196 was reached at age 35 (Jan 2016).
Current rating
2108
Standard
Rpd2138·Blz—
All-time high
2196
−88 pts below
Jan 2016 · age 35
Jan 2016 · age 35
Activity
13
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
26 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 7%
#14,659 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2025
100 career games
at age 44
Sep 2025
2023
96th German 40-45 player
at age 42 · rated 2169
Dec 2023
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 2169 → returned at 2134
Mar 2023
2018
Inactive for 54 months
paused at 2179 → returned at 2169
Feb 2018
2017
98th German 35-40 player
at age 36 · rated 2196
Jan 2017
2016
All-time peak 2196
at age 35 · −88 from today
Jan 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-38
2146 → 2108
Tournaments
5
26 games
Score
15.5/ 2659.6%
12W7D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 3/6 | #36 | 1868 | -40.2 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3/5 | #8 | 2274 | +20.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3/5 | #42 | 2051 | -9.8 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3.5/5 | #6 | 2063 | -4.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3/5 | #14 | 2112 | -2.6 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#1,647
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#10,625
in continent
World
#14,659
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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