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Tornow, Michael

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FIDEFIDE 4630491· Male· Germany· Born in 1964

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Michael Tornow, a 62-year-old German player, is rated 1885. He has slipped back 56 Elo over the past 12 months. 34 rated games in the past year (≈4/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Landeseinzelmeisterschaft Senioren Brandenburg 2026, 8. Internationales Spandauer Weihnachtsopen 2025, and Chessence Masters Tournament No. 12. Also played 2 rapid events (including 3. Che-Guevara-SchnellschachCup 2025) recently. He had 4 career breaks: 29 months (2008–2010), 14 months (2012–2013), 103 months (2014–2022) and 17 months (2022–2024). His peak of 2090 was reached at age 37 (Jan 2001).

Current rating

1885

Standard

Rpd1813·Blz—

All-time high

2090

−205 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 37

Activity

27

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

34 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#51,810

#51,810 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

11 entries
2026
100 career games
at age 62
Feb 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+39 Elo)
1895 → 1934
Oct 2025
2022
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 1955 → returned at 1923
Oct 2022
2014
Inactive for 103 months
paused at 1972 → returned at 1955
Feb 2014
2012
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 1971 → returned at 1971
Sep 2012
2008
Inactive for 29 months
paused at 2066 → returned at 2032
Jan 2008

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Best result
8. Internationales Spandauer Weihnachtsopen 2025
perf 1965 (+59) · 4/6 · #45
Top opponent
vs Yannik Keller 2,083
8. Internationales Spandauer Weihnachtsopen 2025 · Dec 2025 · +4.7 Elo
Evolution
-56
1941 → 1885
Tournaments
6
36 games
Score
18/ 3650.0%
10W16D10L

Last 12 months — tournaments

6 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q7 C
Open Swiss
May 20262/4#821871-2.0
Landeseinzelmeisterschaft Senioren Brandenburg 2026
Swiss
Feb 20263/6#241899-19.4
8. Internationales Spandauer Weihnachtsopen 2025
Open Swiss
Dec 20254/6#451965-2.2
Chessence Masters Tournament No. 12
Swiss
Dec 20251/4#81729-21.2
19. Offene Senioreneinzelmeisterschaft Schleswig-Holstein
Open Swiss
Oct 20254.5/9#1031909-5.2
Oranienburger Chess Open 2025 Gruppe B
Swiss
Sep 20253.5/5#31872-7.2
Worst Elo result: Chessence Masters Tournament No. 12 (-21.2 Elo, finished #8).

Rankings

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Germany
#5,674
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#38,125
in continent
World
#51,809
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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5674🇩🇪Tornow, Michael1,885
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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38125🇩🇪Tornow, Michael1,885
World
1
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2,841
2
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2
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6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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9
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51809🇩🇪Tornow, Michael1,885