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Schoettler, Michael
🇫🇷FIDE 45141274· Male· France· Born in 1970
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Michael Schoettler, a 56-year-old French player, is rated 1655 — just 5 short of his peak of 1660 (Dec 2025, age 55). He is on a steady climb with +40 Elo over the past 12 months. 20 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Tournoi interne Cercle Airbus Toulouse Echecs 2025-26 r5, Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r6-7, and 1er Open International des Maitres du Temps de Plaisance. Also played 3 rapid events (including Tournoi rapide Michel De Baralle - A (elo 1500 et plus) - Albi 2025) recently.
Current rating
1655
Standard
Rpd1616·Blz1652
All-time high
1660
−5 pts below
Dec 2025 · age 55
Dec 2025 · age 55
Activity
14
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
20 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#125,880
#125,880 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
10 entries2025
All-time peak 1660
at age 55 · −5 from today
Dec 2025
100 career games
at age 55
Mar 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+216 Elo)
1440 → 1656
Mar 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 54
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 54
Mar 2024
2019
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 49
Mar 2019
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+40
1615 → 1655
Tournaments
9
21 games
Score
13/ 2161.9%
11W4D6L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsFrancois Xavier Ehrhart1,795·Tournoi interne Cercle Airbus Toulouse Echecs 2025-26 r1·R1·+13.7
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #3 | 2254 | +5.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 2/1 | #1185 | 2509 | +12.0 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #9 | 909 | -7.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #621 | 2372 | +8.4 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2.5/5 | #13 | 1691 | +7.6 |
Worst Elo result: Tournoi interne Cercle Airbus Toulouse Echecs 2025-26 r2-3 (-18.4 Elo, finished #10).
Rankings
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France
#9,185
out of 24,420 players
Europe
#86,658
in continent
World
#125,874
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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