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Strebel, Michael
🇩🇪FIDE 4646282· Male· Germany· Born in 1982
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Michael Strebel, a 44-year-old German player, is rated 1969 — his current career high. He is climbing fast, having gained +110 Elo over the past 12 months. 70 rated games in the past year (≈31/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open, Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q6 B, and Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q5 B. Also played 1 blitz event (including 19. DSAM-Blitzturnier - powered by chessemy) recently.
Current rating
1969
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1876
All-time high
1969
at best
Jun 2026 · age 44
Jun 2026 · age 44
Activity
55
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
66 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#32,876
#32,876 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2026
Best 12-month gain (+110 Elo)
1859 → 1969
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1969
at age 44
Jun 2026
2024
100 career games
at age 42
Feb 2024
2022
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 40
Aug 2022
2020
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 1833 → returned at 1825
Mar 2020
2019
Crossed 1800
at age 37
Mar 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+110
1859 → 1969
Tournaments
11
68 games
Score
38/ 6855.9%
27W22D19L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 3/5 | #29 | 2099 | +20.8 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 7/9 | #23 | 2018 | +19.6 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2/5 | #54 | 1932 | -1.0 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2.5/4 | #86 | 2073 | -4.6 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4/5 | #2 | 2273 | +47.0 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1/5 | #83 | 1741 | -19.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 1.5/5 | #96 | 1801 | -14.6 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5.5/9 | #6 | 1895 | +11.4 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3.5/5 | #5 | 2045 | +26.0 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3.5/7 | #21 | 2024 | +30.0 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#3,804
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#24,314
in continent
World
#32,875
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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