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Michaelsen, Nils
IM🇩🇪FIDE 4603028· Male· Germany· Born in 1967
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Nils Michaelsen, a 59-year-old German International Master, is rated 2368 and sitting in the top 1% of German players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He plays occasionally (4 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 35 months (2001–2004), 27 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included) and 16 months (2022–2023). Recent appearance: Oberliga Sued-West 2025-2026 Februar 2026. His peak of 2442 was reached at age 34 (Jan 2001); he also reached German #84 in Jul 2002.
Awarded IM in 2001 (age 34).
Current rating
2368
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2442
−74 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 34
Jan 2001 · age 34
Activity
4
games / yr avg.
4 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 1%
#179 · German players · of 13,806
Career timeline
18 entries2023
80th 55-60 player worldwide
at age 56 · rated 2394
Dec 2023
2022
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 2397 → returned at 2394
Jun 2022
2020
Inactive for 27 months
paused at 2400 → returned at 2397
Feb 2020
2019
14th German 50-55 player
at age 52 · rated 2405
Sep 2019
2017
Re-crossed 2400
at age 50
May 2017
2015
18th German 45-50 player
at age 48 · rated 2401
Nov 2015
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-1
2369 → 2368
Tournaments
3
4 games
Score
3/ 475.0%
3W0D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Feb 2026 | 2/2 | #32 | 3011 | +6.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #39 | 2953 | +2.3 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #87 | 1247 | -8.7 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#179
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#1,453
in continent
World
#2,283
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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