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Kirchner, Michael
🇩🇪FIDE 24634999· Male· Germany· Born in 1972
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Michael Kirchner, a 54-year-old German player, is rated 1893. He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months) and had 5 career breaks: 33 months (2009–2012), 24 months (2012–2014), 58 months (2014–2019), 67 months (2019–2025, COVID-19 included) and 12 months (2025–2026). Recent appearance: 22. Bad-Koenigshofen-Open 2025. His peak of 2056 was reached at age 34 (Jan 2006).
Current rating
1893
Standard
Rpd1962·Blz1909
All-time high
2056
−163 pts below
Jan 2006 · age 34
Jan 2006 · age 34
Activity
5
games / yr avg.
6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#49,851
#49,851 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2025
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1908 → returned at 1893
Jan 2025
2019
Inactive for 67 months
paused at 1961 → returned at 1908
May 2019
2014
Inactive for 58 months
paused at 1961 → returned at 1961
Jun 2014
2012
Inactive for 24 months
paused at 1973 → returned at 1961
May 2012
2009
Inactive for 33 months
paused at 1981 → returned at 1973
Jul 2009
2006
Crossed 2000
at age 34
Jan 2006
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-15
1908 → 1893
Tournaments
1
7 games
Score
3.5/ 750.0%
3W1D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3.5/6 | #44 | 1795 | -15.2 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#5,469
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#36,709
in continent
World
#49,850
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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