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Hammes, Michael
IM🇩🇪FIDE 4619358· Male· Germany· Born in 1974
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Michael Hammes, a 52-year-old German International Master, is rated 2285 and sitting in the top 3% of German players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He has held steady between 2250 and 2300 for 6 months. 16 rated games in the past year (≈24/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 8, Oberliga Sued-West 2025-2026 Februar 2026, and Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 6. Also played 1 rapid event (including 29. Echternacher Open) recently. His peak of 2399 was reached at age 34 (Oct 2008).
Awarded IM in 2009 (age 35) and FM in 2001 (age 27).
Current rating
2285
Standard
Rpd2309·Blz2318
All-time high
2399
−114 pts below
Oct 2008 · age 34
Oct 2008 · age 34
Activity
14
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
16 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 3%
#404 · German players · of 14,156
Career timeline
17 entries2025
37th German 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 2302
Nov 2025
Re-crossed 2300
at age 51
Nov 2025
2023
15th German 45-50 player
at age 49 · rated 2349
Oct 2023
2020
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 2348 → returned at 2345
Apr 2020
2019
27th German 40-45 player
at age 45 · rated 2345
Dec 2019
2018
500 career games
at age 44
Dec 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-13
2298 → 2285
Tournaments
9
16 games
Score
7.5/ 1646.9%
2W11D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #993 | 1423 | -6.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #75 | 2230 | -1.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #617 | 2216 | -1.1 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #71 | 2280 | -0.2 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/2 | #40 | 2167 | -3.5 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #94 | 1585 | -3.9 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 3/4 | #411 | 2418 | +6.4 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0.5/1 | #28 | 2161 | -1.8 |
Team | Jul 2025 | 1/3 | #45 | 2333 | +0.4 |
Rankings
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Germany
#404
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#3,065
in continent
World
#4,575
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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