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Fuhr, Michael
🇩🇪FIDE 4644468· Male· Germany· Born in 1960
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Michael Fuhr, a 66-year-old German player, is rated 1809. He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months) and had 4 career breaks: 13 months (2013–2014), 14 months (2014–2015), 34 months (2015–2018) and 37 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included). Recent appearance: Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q3 C. Also played 1 blitz event (including Landesmannschaftsmeisterschaft Blitzschach Brandenburg 2026) recently. His peak of 1883 was reached at age 50 (Jul 2010).
Current rating
1809
Standard
Rpd1846·Blz1757
All-time high
1883
−74 pts below
Jul 2010 · age 50
Jul 2010 · age 50
Activity
15
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
5 past 12 mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#73,524
#73,524 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2025
Re-crossed 1800
at age 65
Mar 2025
100 career games
at age 65
Mar 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+61 Elo)
1782 → 1843
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 64
Mar 2024
2019
Inactive for 37 months
paused at 1796 → returned at 1797
Mar 2019
2015
Inactive for 34 months
paused at 1853 → returned at 1836
Oct 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-6
1815 → 1809
Tournaments
1
5 games
Score
2/ 540.0%
1W2D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2/5 | #76 | 1773 | -6.0 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#7,665
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#53,324
in continent
World
#73,523
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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