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Negele, Michael, Dr.

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FIDEFIDE 4661753· Male· Germany· Born in 1957

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Michael, Dr. Negele, a 69-year-old German player, is rated 2149 and sitting in the top 5% of players worldwide. He has slipped back 56 Elo over the past 12 months. 16 rated games in the past year (≈3/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 3. Internationales Schachopen Graal-Mueritz, Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Dagvierkampen, and 33. Deutsche Seniorenmannschaftsmeisterschaft der Landesverbaende 2025 over 65. Also played 1 blitz event (including Landesblitzmannschaftsmeisterschaft Schleswig-Holstein 2026) recently. He had 6 career breaks: 14 months (2006–2007), 19 months (2008–2010), 34 months (2012–2015), 17 months (2015–2017), 17 months (2017–2018) and 82 months (2018–2025). His peak of 2284 was reached at age 58 (Apr 2015).

Current rating

2149

Standard

Rpd—·Blz2152

All-time high

2284

−135 pts below
Apr 2015 · age 58

Activity

5

games / yr avg.

16 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

Top 5%

#11,307 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

17 entries
2025
46th German 65-70 player
at age 68 · rated 2170
Dec 2025
2018
Inactive for 82 months
paused at 2205 → returned at 2170
Nov 2018
37th German 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 2219
Apr 2018
2017
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 2219 → returned at 2205
May 2017
2015
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 2269 → returned at 2252
Sep 2015
31st German 55-60 player
at age 58 · rated 2284
Jun 2015

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Reiner Junker 2,212
33. Deutsche Seniorenmannschaftsmeisterschaft der Landesverbaende 2025 over 65 · Sep 2025 · +1.2 Elo
Evolution
-56
2205 → 2149
Tournaments
3
16 games
Score
8/ 1650.0%
4W8D4L

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
3. Internationales Schachopen Graal-Mueritz
Open Swiss
Mar 20264/6#322131-1.4
Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Dagvierkampen
Round-Robin
Jan 20261/3#1411929-19.8
33. Deutsche Seniorenmannschaftsmeisterschaft der Landesverbaende 2025 over 65
Team
Sep 20253/7#372008-35.4
Worst Elo result: 33. Deutsche Seniorenmannschaftsmeisterschaft der Landesverbaende 2025 over 65 (-35.4 Elo, finished #37).

Rankings

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Germany
#1,240
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#8,103
in continent
World
#11,307
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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Europe
1
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2,840
2
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3
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2,759
3
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5
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6
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7
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8
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2,717
8
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10
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World
1
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2,840
2
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3
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5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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9
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10
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