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Birken, Michael
🇩🇪FIDE 34600892· Male· Germany· Born in 1959
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Michael Birken, a 67-year-old German player, is rated 1968 — just 5 short of his peak of 1973 (Feb 2026, age 67). He has held steady between 1950 and 2000 for 18 months. 31 rated games in the past year (≈24/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 75. Unterfraenkische Meisterschaft 2026 Meisterklasse 2, 22. Bad-Koenigshofen-Open 2025, and 19. Offene Senioreneinzelmeisterschaft Schleswig-Holstein. Also played 1 rapid event (including Rapid-EM Unterfranken 2025 Lkr. Schweinfurt-Land) recently.
Current rating
1968
Standard
Rpd1951·Blz—
All-time high
1973
−5 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 67
Feb 2026 · age 67
Activity
25
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
31 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#33,071
#33,071 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
5 entries2026
All-time peak 1973
at age 67 · −5 from today
Feb 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+61 Elo)
1887 → 1948
Sep 2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 65
Jan 2024
2022
Crossed 1800
at age 63
Sep 2022
First FIDE rating
1939 · at age 63
Sep 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+1
1967 → 1968
Tournaments
4
32 games
Score
19/ 3259.4%
12W14D6L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsHans-Rudolf Kreutzkamp2,101·19. Offene Senioreneinzelmeisterschaft Schleswig-Holstein·R9·+13.6
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/8 | #6 | 1945 | -4.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4.5/7 | #23 | 1975 | +1.4 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5.5/9 | #51 | 2009 | +14.8 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4/7 | #42 | 1907 | -10.4 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#3,828
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#24,447
in continent
World
#33,070
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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