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Genkin, Michael
🇩🇪FIDE 4653343· Male· Germany· Born in 1981
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Michael Genkin, a 45-year-old German player, is rated 2238 and sitting in the top 4% of German players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He plays occasionally (4 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 17 months (2003–2005) and 126 months (2009–2019). Recent appearance: 2. Oberliga Ost 2025-2026 Staffel B April 2026. His peak of 2336 was reached at age 24 (Jan 2005).
At junior level, he reached #17 nationally in U20.
Current rating
2238
Standard
Rpd—·Blz2274
All-time high
2336
−98 pts below
Jan 2005 · age 24
Jan 2005 · age 24
Activity
5
games / yr avg.
4 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 4%
#599 · German players · of 14,156
Career timeline
13 entries2024
100 career games
at age 43
Feb 2024
2023
49th German 40-45 player
at age 42 · rated 2274
Oct 2023
2020
56th German 35-40 player
at age 39 · rated 2270
Oct 2020
2009
Inactive for 126 months
paused at 2282 → returned at 2270
Apr 2009
2005
All-time peak 2336
at age 24 · −98 from today
Jan 2005
2003
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 2325 → returned at 2336
Jul 2003
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
0
2238 → 2238
Tournaments
3
4 games
Score
2.5/ 462.5%
1W3D0L
Top 2 wins
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #44 | 2936 | +7.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #49 | 2205 | -1.6 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0.5/1 | #54 | 2045 | -5.0 |
Rankings
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Germany
#599
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#4,333
in continent
World
#6,319
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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