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Michel, Joachim

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FIDEFIDE 34695575· Male· Germany· Born in 1953

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Joachim Michel, a 73-year-old German player, is rated 1600. He has slipped back 88 Elo over the past 12 months. 28 rated games in the past year (≈26/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 10. Internationales Bad Schwartauer Schachopen, 19. Offene Senioreneinzelmeisterschaft Schleswig-Holstein, and 37. Kieler Open 2025. His peak of 1743 was reached at age 71 (May 2024).

Current rating

1600

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1743

−143 pts below
May 2024 · age 71

Activity

25

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

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

Signature stat

#147,034

#147,034 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

6 entries
2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 72
Jun 2025
2024
Crossed 1600
at age 71
May 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 71
May 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 71
May 2024
All-time peak 1743
at age 71 · −143 from today
May 2024
First FIDE rating
1743 · at age 71
May 2024

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Joachim Bars 1,846
19. Offene Senioreneinzelmeisterschaft Schleswig-Holstein · Oct 2025 · +5.3 Elo
Evolution
-88
1688 → 1600
Tournaments
4
31 games
Score
9/ 3129.0%
6W6D19L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsLukas Putz1,545·37. Kieler Open 2025·R3·-13.0
2.[L]vsJana-Marie Christiansen1,501·Itzehoer Schach-Open 2026·R7·-12.8
3.[L]vsHenning Stree1,591·37. Kieler Open 2025·R4·-11.7

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Itzehoer Schach-Open 2026
Open Swiss
May 20262/6#1151573-30.8
10. Internationales Bad Schwartauer Schachopen
Open Swiss
Dec 20252/2#1322728-6.6
19. Offene Senioreneinzelmeisterschaft Schleswig-Holstein
Open Swiss
Oct 20253/9#1831610-12.2
37. Kieler Open 2025
Open Swiss
Aug 20252/4#1281622-36.8
Worst Elo result: 37. Kieler Open 2025 (-36.8 Elo, finished #128).

Rankings

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Germany
#12,418
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#98,338
in continent
World
#147,022
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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Germany
1
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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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2,593
8
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2,591
9
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10
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2,587
...
12418🇩🇪Michel, Joachim1,600
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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2,767
3
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2,764
4
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5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
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98338🇩🇪Michel, Joachim1,600
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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2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
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9
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2,753
9
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147022🇩🇪Michel, Joachim1,600