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Pfarr, Michael
🇩🇪FIDE 24673439· Male· Germany· Born in 1980
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Michael Pfarr, a 46-year-old German player, is rated 2022. He is climbing fast, having gained +80 Elo over the past 12 months. 41 rated games in the past year (≈10/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 75. Unterfraenkische Meisterschaft 2026 Meisterklasse 1, 22. Bad-Koenigshofen-Open 2025, and Heusenstamm Sparkassen Open 2025 A. Also played 2 rapid events (including Rapid-4er-MM Unterfranken 2025) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 13 months (2010–2011), 13 months (2011–2012) and 95 months (2015–2023). His peak of 2130 was reached at age 30 (May 2010).
Current rating
2022
Standard
Rpd2093·Blz2019
All-time high
2130
−108 pts below
May 2010 · age 30
May 2010 · age 30
Activity
33
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
41 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#24,292
#24,292 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2026
Best 12-month gain (+81 Elo)
1942 → 2023
May 2026
Re-crossed 2000
at age 46
May 2026
2024
100 career games
at age 44
Dec 2024
2015
Inactive for 95 months
paused at 2038 → returned at 2039
May 2015
2011
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 2085 → returned at 2072
Jul 2011
2010
Crossed 2100
at age 30
May 2010
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+28
1994 → 2022
Tournaments
6
36 games
Score
19/ 3652.8%
12W14D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 2/5 | #96 | 2076 | -0.6 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/9 | #4 | 2114 | +26.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3.5/5 | #55 | 2071 | +13.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3/6 | #132 | 2073 | +15.4 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 1/3 | #83 | 1688 | -24.6 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 4.5/7 | #44 | 2121 | +35.6 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#2,815
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#17,905
in continent
World
#24,292
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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