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Neumann, Michael
🇩🇪FIDE 4651561· Male· Germany· Born in 1970
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Michael Neumann, a 56-year-old German player, is rated 2045 and sitting in the top 10% of players worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2003 and 2101 over the past 2 years. 43 rated games in the past year (≈10/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Landesliga Hamburg 2025-2026 April 2026, Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q6 B, and 27. NordWest-Cup Open A. Also played 1 blitz event (including 19. DSAM-Blitzturnier - powered by chessemy) recently. He had 4 career breaks: 17 months (2003–2005), 14 months (2006–2007), 18 months (2017–2019) and 44 months (2019–2023, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2226 was reached at age 32 (Oct 2002).
Current rating
2045
Standard
Rpd2059·Blz2022
All-time high
2226
−181 pts below
Oct 2002 · age 32
Oct 2002 · age 32
Activity
22
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
39 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 10%
#21,359 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2025
Re-crossed 2100
at age 55
Apr 2025
Re-crossed 2100
at age 55
Jan 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2100
at age 54
May 2024
2019
Inactive for 44 months
paused at 2122 → returned at 2128
May 2019
2017
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 2118 → returned at 2115
Aug 2017
2009
Best 12-month gain (+57 Elo)
2134 → 2191
Apr 2009
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-2
2047 → 2045
Tournaments
13
39 games
Score
21.5/ 3955.1%
13W17D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
13 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/2 | #48 | 2092 | +2.8 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2/5 | #55 | 1891 | -23.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #24 | 2787 | +8.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #1 | 2806 | +9.2 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3/6 | #69 | 2092 | +14.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #10 | 2683 | +6.8 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4/5 | #3 | 2198 | +23.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #57 | 1195 | -10.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #49 | 2002 | -1.0 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3/7 | #59 | 1934 | -19.6 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#2,479
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#15,690
in continent
World
#21,359
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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Germany
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