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Gottlieb, Michael

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FIDEFIDE 24697729· Male· Germany· Born in 1996

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Michael Gottlieb, a 30-year-old German player, is rated 1759 — just 30 short of his peak of 1789 (Feb 2025, age 29). He has slipped back 30 Elo over the past 12 months. 20 rated games in the past year (≈7/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open, Kreismeisterschaft Mittelfranken Mitte 2026, and 7. Bamberg Open B. He had 3 career breaks: 14 months (2016–2017), 26 months (2017–2020) and 30 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included).

Current rating

1759

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1789

−30 pts below
Feb 2025 · age 29

Activity

12

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

20 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#89,519

#89,519 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

12 entries
2025
Best 12-month gain (+153 Elo)
1636 → 1789
Feb 2025
All-time peak 1789
at age 29 · −30 from today
Feb 2025
2023
Re-crossed 1600
at age 27
Feb 2023
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 27
Feb 2023
2020
Inactive for 30 months
paused at 1676 → returned at 1598
Feb 2020
2017
Inactive for 26 months
paused at 1714 → returned at 1676
Nov 2017

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Best result
Kreismeisterschaft Mittelfranken Mitte 2026
perf 2101 (+334) · 4/5 · #33
Top opponent
vs Steffen Pohl 1,941
Kreismeisterschaft Mittelfranken Mitte 2026 · Jan 2026 · +4.6 Elo
Evolution
-30
1789 → 1759
Tournaments
3
23 games
Score
13/ 2356.5%
8W10D5L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsDavid Faisz1,551·7. Bamberg Open B·R1·-15.3
2.[L]vsJulian Doenitz1,878·grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open·R7·-6.7
3.[L]vsHans Poelsterl1,875·7. Bamberg Open B·R7·-6.7

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open
Open Swiss
Apr 20264.5/5#11692085-8.0
Kreismeisterschaft Mittelfranken Mitte 2026
Open Swiss
Jan 20264/5#332101+13.0
7. Bamberg Open B
Open Swiss
Sep 20254.5/4#782449-11.8

Rankings

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Germany
#8,962
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#64,120
in continent
World
#89,517
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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Germany
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4
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5
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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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2,587
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8962🇩🇪Gottlieb, Michael1,759
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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2,767
3
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4
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5
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6
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2,729
7
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8
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9
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10
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64120🇩🇪Gottlieb, Michael1,759
World
1
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2,841
2
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2
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4
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4
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6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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9
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9
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89517🇩🇪Gottlieb, Michael1,759