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Bielfeldt, Michael
🇩🇪FIDE 4650530· Male· Germany· Born in 1957
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Michael Bielfeldt, a 69-year-old German player, is rated 1798. He has slipped back 60 Elo over the past 12 months. 27 rated games in the past year (≈16/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q6 D, 10. Internationales Bad Schwartauer Schachopen, and Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2024-2025 Finale D. He took a 62-month break between May 2017 and Aug 2022 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 1858 was reached at age 68 (Jun 2025).
Current rating
1798
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1858
−60 pts below
Jun 2025 · age 68
Jun 2025 · age 68
Activity
25
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
16 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#76,990
#76,990 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2025
All-time peak 1858
at age 68 · −60 from today
Jun 2025
Best 12-month gain (+128 Elo)
1684 → 1812
Feb 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 67
Mar 2024
2017
Re-crossed 1800
at age 60
May 2017
Inactive for 62 months
paused at 1804 → returned at 1796
May 2017
2015
100 career games
at age 58
Feb 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-60
1858 → 1798
Tournaments
3
17 games
Score
7.5/ 1744.1%
4W7D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2.5/5 | #40 | 1673 | -19.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3/6 | #64 | 1642 | -27.4 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 2/5 | #33 | 1758 | -14.2 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#7,937
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#55,727
in continent
World
#76,989
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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