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Gaertner, Michael

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FIDEFIDE 34652124· Male· Germany· Born in 1986

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Michael Gaertner, a 40-year-old German player, is rated 2020. He has slipped back 78 Elo over the past 12 months. 58 rated games in the past year (≈31/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open, Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q6 B, and 36. Staufer Open A. Also played 1 rapid (including 29. Echternacher Open) and 3 blitz events (including Staufer Blitzkoenig 2026) recently. His peak of 2098 was reached at age 39 (Jun 2025).

Current rating

2020

Standard

Rpd2102·Blz2063

All-time high

2098

−78 pts below
Jun 2025 · age 39

Activity

30

games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo

53 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#24,554

#24,554 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

6 entries
2025
All-time peak 2098
at age 39 · −78 from today
Jun 2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 39
Jan 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+146 Elo)
1942 → 2088
Sep 2024
Crossed 2000
at age 38
May 2024
2023
Crossed 1800
at age 37
May 2023
First FIDE rating
1942 · at age 37
May 2023

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Bence PappFM 2,188
grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open · Apr 2026 · +4.5 Elo
Evolution
-67
2087 → 2020
Tournaments
8
53 games
Score
29.5/ 5355.7%
18W23D12L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsToni Stehning1,873·15. Rheinland-Pfalz-Open 2025·R2·-15.5
2.[L]vsMarthe De Clercq1,868·41. Internationales Boeblinger Open A·R2·-15.0
3.[L]vsOrlyn Cummings1,963·36. Staufer Open A·R8·-12.7

Last 12 months — tournaments

8 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open
Open Swiss
Apr 20262.5/9#8501916-34.4
Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q6 B
Open Swiss
Mar 20263/5#172017-5.4
36. Staufer Open A
Open Swiss
Jan 20264.5/8#1342035-12.2
41. Internationales Boeblinger Open A
Open Swiss
Dec 20255/9#351993-21.6
Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q2 B
Open Swiss
Dec 20253.5/5#192130+5.8
Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q1 B
Open Swiss
Nov 20253/5#142071-1.6
Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2024-2025 Finale B
Swiss
Jul 20253/5#122103+2.4
15. Rheinland-Pfalz-Open 2025
Open Swiss
Jun 20255/7#322012-11.4
Worst Elo result: grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open (-34.4 Elo, finished #850).

Rankings

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Germany
#2,847
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#18,108
in continent
World
#24,554
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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2847🇩🇪Gaertner, Michael2,020
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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7
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8
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9
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10
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18108🇩🇪Gaertner, Michael2,020
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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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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24554🇩🇪Gaertner, Michael2,020