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Schaefer, Michael
🇩🇪FIDE 4613686· Male· Germany· Born in 1958
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Michael Schaefer, a 68-year-old German player, is rated 1968. He has slipped back 50 Elo over the past 12 months. 17 rated games in the past year (≈39/year long-term). Recent appearances: 41. ChessOrg-Schachfestival Bad Woerishofen 2026 A-Open and FE 47 Citta' di Arco - A. His peak of 2251 was reached at age 53 (Nov 2011).
Current rating
1968
Standard
Rpd—·Blz2102
All-time high
2251
−283 pts below
Nov 2011 · age 53
Nov 2011 · age 53
Activity
23
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
17 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#33,084
#33,084 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
20 entries2020
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 2141 → returned at 2142
Apr 2020
2019
48th German 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 2201
Jun 2019
Re-crossed 2200
at age 61
Apr 2019
2017
Re-crossed 2200
at age 59
Nov 2017
68th German 55-60 player
at age 59 · rated 2222
May 2017
Re-crossed 2200
at age 59
Apr 2017
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
-50
2018 → 1968
Tournaments
2
18 games
Score
9/ 1850.0%
7W4D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3.5/8 | #86 | 1925 | -40.8 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5.5/9 | #46 | 1968 | -8.8 |
Worst Elo result: 41. ChessOrg-Schachfestival Bad Woerishofen 2026 A-Open (-40.8 Elo, finished #86).
Rankings
/
Germany
#3,824
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#24,445
in continent
World
#33,084
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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