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Pfleger, Michael
🇩🇪FIDE 4634349· Male· Germany· Born in 1959
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Michael Pfleger, a 67-year-old German player, is rated 2111 and sitting in the top 7% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 13 months (2018–2019) and 18 months (2023–2024). Recent appearances: Oberliga Baden 2025-2026 Maerz 2026 and Deutsche Pokalmannschaftsmeisterschaft 2026 Januar. Also played 1 rapid (including Deutsche Schnellschach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025 Gruppe B) and 1 blitz events (including 16. Heuchelberg-Cup 2025) recently. His peak of 2273 was reached at age 48 (Jul 2007).
Current rating
2111
Standard
Rpd2155·Blz2130
All-time high
2273
−162 pts below
Jul 2007 · age 48
Jul 2007 · age 48
Activity
5
games / yr avg.
7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 7%
#14,376 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
17 entries2025
55th German 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 2163
Mar 2025
2023
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 2165 → returned at 2160
Mar 2023
2020
56th German 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 2198
Jun 2020
2018
77th German 55-60 player
at age 59 · rated 2212
Oct 2018
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 2212 → returned at 2198
May 2018
2017
Re-crossed 2200
at age 58
Dec 2017
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
-30
2141 → 2111
Tournaments
7
9 games
Score
2/ 922.2%
1W2D6L
Top 2 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #13 | 2849 | +8.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #60 | 1269 | -11.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #78 | 1405 | -7.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #99 | 1470 | -6.2 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #72 | 1204 | -13.8 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#1,626
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#10,433
in continent
World
#14,376
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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