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Gerst, Michael

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FIDEFIDE 24681113· Male· Germany· Born in 1966

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Michael Gerst, a 60-year-old German player, is rated 1979. He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 24 months (2015–2017), 53 months (2019–2024, COVID-19 included) and 18 months (2024–2025). Recent appearance: NRW-Klasse Gruppe 2 2025-2026 Februar 2026. His peak of 2066 was reached at age 49 (Oct 2015).

Current rating

1979

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2066

−87 pts below
Oct 2015 · age 49

Activity

2

games / yr avg.

6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#30,977

#30,977 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

9 entries
2024
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 1965 → returned at 1974
Mar 2024
2019
Inactive for 53 months
paused at 1942 → returned at 1965
Sep 2019
2018
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 52
Sep 2018
2015
All-time peak 2066
at age 49 · −87 from today
Oct 2015
Inactive for 24 months
paused at 2066 → returned at 2037
Oct 2015
2012
Crossed 2000
at age 46
Sep 2012

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Kai SpriestersbachFM 2,224
NRW-Klasse Gruppe 2 2025-2026 Februar 2026 · Feb 2026 · +6.1 Elo
Evolution
+14
1965 → 1979
Tournaments
5
8 games
Score
3/ 837.5%
1W6D1L

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
NRW-Klasse Gruppe 2 2025-2026 Februar 2026
Team
Feb 20261/2#312180+10.6
NRW-Klasse Gruppe 2 2025-2026 Januar 2026
Team
Jan 20260/1#611218-8.8
NRW-Klasse Gruppe 2 2025-2026 Dezember 2025
Team
Dec 20250.5/1#512091+3.2
NRW-Klasse Gruppe 2 2025-2026 Oktober 2025
Team
Oct 20250.5/1#511982+0.2
NRW-Klasse Gruppe 2 2025-2026 September 2025
Team
Sep 20251/1#92733+9.2

Rankings

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Germany
#3,599
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#22,894
in continent
World
#30,977
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Germany
1
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2,759
2
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2,694
3
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2,645
3
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2,645
5
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2,635
6
🇩🇪Svane, RasmusFollow Rasmus SvaneTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,620
7
🇩🇪Engel, LuisFollow Luis EngelTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,593
8
🇩🇪Doettling, FabianFollow Fabian DoettlingTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,592
9
🇩🇪Wagner, DennisFollow Dennis WagnerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,591
10
🇩🇪Braun, ArikFollow Arik BraunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,587
...
3599🇩🇪Gerst, Michael1,979
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
3
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
3
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
5
🇵🇱Duda, Jan-KrzysztofFollow Jan-Krzysztof DudaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeFollow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
8
🇦🇿Mamedyarov, ShakhriyarFollow Shakhriyar MamedyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
10
🇹🇷Erdogmus, Yagiz KaanFollow Yagiz Kaan ErdogmusTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,708
...
22894🇩🇪Gerst, Michael1,979
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
3
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,788
4
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
...
30977🇩🇪Gerst, Michael1,979