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Unger, Michael
🇩🇪FIDE 4617479· Male· Germany· Born in 1960
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Michael Unger, a 66-year-old German player, is rated 2080 and sitting in the top 8% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months) and had 6 career breaks: 17 months (2003–2004), 26 months (2005–2007), 51 months (2009–2013), 15 months (2014–2016), 39 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included) and 19 months (2023–2024). Recent appearance: Landesliga Bayern Sued 2025-2026 Maerz 2026. Also played 1 rapid event (including 23. Garchinger Dreikoenigsturnier) recently. His peak of 2246 was reached at age 44 (Jul 2004).
Current rating
2080
Standard
Rpd2140·Blz2143
All-time high
2246
−166 pts below
Jul 2004 · age 44
Jul 2004 · age 44
Activity
5
games / yr avg.
8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 8%
#17,348 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2023
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 2130 → returned at 2136
Apr 2023
2019
Inactive for 39 months
paused at 2133 → returned at 2132
Aug 2019
Best 12-month gain (+30 Elo)
2112 → 2142
May 2019
2017
100 career games
at age 57
Jun 2017
2016
99th German 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 2186
Dec 2016
2014
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 2178 → returned at 2180
Nov 2014
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-37
2117 → 2080
Tournaments
6
8 games
Score
1.5/ 818.8%
1W1D6L
Top 1 win
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #28 | 2153 | +4.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #76 | 1375 | -7.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #70 | 1420 | -6.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #58 | 1327 | -9.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #59 | 1205 | -13.0 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0.5/2 | #63 | 2014 | -5.6 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#1,985
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#12,647
in continent
World
#17,348
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Germany
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