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Podder, Michael

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FIDEFIDE 24681326· Male· Germany· Born in 1959

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Michael Podder, a 67-year-old German player, is rated 1891. He has slipped back 54 Elo over the past 12 months. 12 rated games in the past year (≈6/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include NRW-Liga Gruppe 1 2025-2026 Maerz 2026, Elberfelder Winter Schach 2026, and Elberfelder Schach Sommer 2025. He took a 46-month break between Jul 2019 and Jun 2023 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 1945 was reached at age 65 (Sep 2024).

Current rating

1891

Standard

Rpd1942·Blz1952

All-time high

1945

−54 pts below
Sep 2024 · age 65

Activity

7

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#50,394

#50,394 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

7 entries
2024
Best 12-month gain (+57 Elo)
1888 → 1945
Oct 2024
All-time peak 1945
at age 65 · −54 from today
Sep 2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 65
Feb 2024
2019
Inactive for 46 months
paused at 1907 → returned at 1899
Jul 2019
2018
Crossed 1800
at age 59
Oct 2018
First FIDE rating
1922 · at age 59
Oct 2018

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Thomas Hoelzer 1,779
Elberfelder Winter Schach 2026 · Jan 2026 · +6.7 Elo
Evolution
-54
1945 → 1891
Tournaments
4
12 games
Score
5.5/ 1245.8%
5W1D6L

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
NRW-Liga Gruppe 1 2025-2026 Maerz 2026
Team
Mar 20260/1#821187-7.6
NRW-Liga Gruppe 1 2025-2026 Januar 2026
Team
Jan 20260/1#58975-13.8
Elberfelder Winter Schach 2026
Swiss
Jan 20263.5/5#51889-2.8
Elberfelder Schach Sommer 2025
Open Swiss
Aug 20252/5#221721-29.4
Worst Elo result: Elberfelder Schach Sommer 2025 (-29.4 Elo, finished #22).

Rankings

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Germany
#5,515
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#37,089
in continent
World
#50,394
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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Europe
1
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2
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3
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3
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8
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10
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World
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2
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6
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7
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7
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9
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