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Riesterer, Michael

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FIDEFIDE 34627570· Male· Germany· Born in 1967

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Michael Riesterer, a 59-year-old German player, is rated 1737. He has slipped back 85 Elo over the past 12 months. 15 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent appearance: 7. Bamberg Open A. He took a 24-month break between Sep 2023 and Oct 2025. His peak of 1822 was reached at age 57 (Mar 2024).

Current rating

1737

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1822

−85 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 57

Activity

8

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#97,069

#97,069 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

5 entries
2024
Crossed 1800
at age 57
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1822
at age 57 · −85 from today
Mar 2024
2023
Crossed 1600
at age 56
Sep 2023
Inactive for 24 months
paused at 1704 → returned at 1755
Sep 2023
First FIDE rating
1704 · at age 56
Sep 2023

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Best result
4. Horber Pfingstgambit
perf 1812 (+75) · 2.5/5 · #74
Top opponent
vs Erik Hobson 2,006
4. Horber Pfingstgambit · May 2026 · +13.0 Elo
Evolution
-85
1822 → 1737
Tournaments
3
18 games
Score
5/ 1827.8%
3W4D11L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsMichael Bauer1,546·4. Horber Pfingstgambit·R7·-30.0
2.[L]vsEiko Bleicher1,867·7. Bamberg Open A·R6·-13.8
3.[L]vsLudwig Huebel1,882·7. Bamberg Open A·R4·-13.0

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
4. Horber Pfingstgambit
Open Swiss
May 20262.5/5#741812-27.6
Offene Vereinsmeisterschaft 2026 des SK Freiburg-Zaehringen 1887 A-Gruppe
Swiss
May 20262/4#131802+10.0
7. Bamberg Open A
Open Swiss
Sep 20250.5/6#1441508-66.8
Worst Elo result: 7. Bamberg Open A (-66.8 Elo, finished #144).

Rankings

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Germany
#9,517
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#69,046
in continent
World
#97,067
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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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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9517🇩🇪Riesterer, Michael1,737
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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3
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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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69046🇩🇪Riesterer, Michael1,737
World
1
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2,841
2
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2
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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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97067🇩🇪Riesterer, Michael1,737