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Michalke, Guenter
CM🇩🇪FIDE 4618440· Male· Germany· Born in 1970
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Guenter Michalke, a 56-year-old German Candidate Master, is rated 2160 and sitting in the top 5% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (1 game in the last 12 months) and had 4 career breaks: 203 months (2005–2022), 12 months (2022–2023), 12 months (2023–2024) and 18 months (2024–2026). Recent appearance: Oberliga Nord West 2025-2026 Maerz 2026. His peak of 2238 was reached at age 33 (Jul 2003).
Awarded CM in 2025 (age 55).
Current rating
2160
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2238
−78 pts below
Jul 2003 · age 33
Jul 2003 · age 33
Activity
7
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
1 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 5%
#10,566 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2025
CM title awardedCM
at age 55
Aug 2025
2024
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 2150 → returned at 2160
Sep 2024
2023
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 2174 → returned at 2150
Aug 2023
2022
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 2190 → returned at 2174
Jul 2022
2005
Inactive for 203 months
paused at 2215 → returned at 2190
Jul 2005
2003
All-time peak 2238
at age 33 · −78 from today
Jul 2003
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+10
2150 → 2160
Tournaments
1
1 games
Score
1/ 1100.0%
1W0D0L
Top 1 win
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #34 | 2933 | +9.6 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#1,147
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#7,531
in continent
World
#10,566
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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