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Mueller, Michael
FM🇩🇪FIDE 4622081· Male· Germany· Born in 1958
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Michael Mueller, a 68-year-old German FIDE Master, is rated 2065 and sitting in the top 9% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2050 and 2100 for 23 months. 18 rated games in the past year (≈34/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2. Bundesliga Sued 2025-2026 Januar 2026, BSW Schachmeisterschaften 2025 Meisterturnier, and 10. Offene BW Senioren-Einzelmeisterschaft 2025. Also played 1 rapid (including BSW Schachmeisterschaften 2025 Schnellturnier) and 3 blitz events (including Badische Blitzmannschaftsmeisterschaften 2026 A-Finale) recently. His peak of 2308 was reached at age 54 (Mar 2012).
Awarded FM in 2001 (age 43).
Current rating
2065
Standard
Rpd2097·Blz2002
All-time high
2308
−243 pts below
Mar 2012 · age 54
Mar 2012 · age 54
Activity
36
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 9%
#18,981 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
17 entries2022
76th German 60-65 player
at age 64 · rated 2172
Apr 2022
2016
500 career games
at age 58
Aug 2016
Re-crossed 2200
at age 58
Jun 2016
2014
37th German 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 2264
Dec 2014
2012
All-time peak 2308
at age 54 · −243 from today
Mar 2012
Re-crossed 2300
at age 54
Jan 2012
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-20
2085 → 2065
Tournaments
3
18 games
Score
8.5/ 1847.2%
6W5D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/2 | #100 | 1373 | -15.8 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3.5/7 | #10 | 2045 | -6.4 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5/9 | #33 | 2087 | +1.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsWolfgang Just
🇩🇪GER·2016
+2 −2 =5
9 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsSteffen Michel
🇩🇪GER·2154
+0 −3 =5
8 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsArvid Grahl
🇩🇪GER·2134
+1 −2 =5
8 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsRuediger Schuettig
🇩🇪GER·2183
+0 −3 =4
7 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsGerhard Schubert
🇩🇪GER·1906
+7 −0 =0
7 games·last met Oct 2025
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Rankings
/
Germany
#2,190
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#13,895
in continent
World
#18,981
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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