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Richter, Michael
GM🇩🇪FIDE 4618920· Male· Germany· Born in 1978
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Michael Richter, a 48-year-old German Grandmaster, is rated 2384 and sitting in the top 1% of German players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2350 and 2400 for 13 months. 30 rated games in the past year (≈29/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Rudolf-Teschner-Gedenkturnier 2026, Oberliga Ost 2025-2026 April 2026, and Berliner Einzelmeisterschaft 2026 Meisterklasse. Also played 2 rapid events (including Berliner Schnellschach-Mannschaftsmeisterschaft 2025) recently. His peak of 2517 was reached at age 37 (Oct 2015); he also reached German #36 in May 2015.
Awarded GM in 2015 (age 37) and IM in 2001 (age 23).
Current rating
2384
Standard
Rpd2413·Blz2389
All-time high
2517
−133 pts below
Oct 2015 · age 37
Oct 2015 · age 37
Activity
38
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
37 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 1%
#149 · German players · of 14,156
Career timeline
17 entries2024
66th 45-50 player worldwide
at age 46 · rated 2440
Aug 2024
2020
60th 40-45 player worldwide
at age 42 · rated 2501
Oct 2020
Re-crossed 2500
at age 42
Mar 2020
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 2501 → returned at 2503
Mar 2020
2019
Re-crossed 2500
at age 41
Mar 2019
2015
All-time peak 2517
at age 37 · −134 from today
Oct 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+5
2379 → 2384
Tournaments
9
37 games
Score
27/ 3773.0%
23W8D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 5.5/7 | #8 | 2350 | +1.1 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/2 | #77 | 1515 | -12.2 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5.5/9 | #7 | 2349 | -4.1 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 6.5/7 | #1 | 2622 | +12.5 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #68 | 1600 | -4.9 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 2/2 | #8 | 2934 | +3.9 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/2 | #39 | 2269 | -3.3 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 2/2 | #8 | 3017 | +5.8 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4.5/5 | #1 | 2482 | +4.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsFrank Niehaus
🇩🇪GER·2119
+4 −0 =1
5 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsMykhailo Matviienko
🇺🇦UKR·2245
+4 −1 =0
5 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsMartin YatskarCM
🇺🇦UKR·2291
+3 −1 =1
5 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsRobert RabiegaGM
🇩🇪GER·2460
+0 −2 =3
5 games·last met Sep 2024
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Rankings
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Germany
#149
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#1,258
in continent
World
#1,964
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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