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Schenderowitsch, Michael
FM🇩🇪FIDE 4661923· Male· Germany· Born in 1981
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Michael Schenderowitsch, a 45-year-old German FIDE Master, is rated 2214 and sitting in the top 3% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2200 and 2250 for 14 months. 38 rated games in the past year (≈16/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include V Open Chess Menorca 2026, Oberliga Sued-West 2025-2026 Februar 2026, and Roquetas Chess Festival 2026 - XXXVII International Open. Also played 3 rapid (including Torneo Internacional XXVII Guanche de Plata 2025) and 3 blitz events (including BLITZ FESTIVAL INTERNACIONAL AJEDREZ ISLA DE LA PALMA 2025) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 20 months (2007–2009) and 16 months (2017–2018). His peak of 2357 was reached at age 35 (Apr 2016).
Awarded FM in 2013 (age 32). At junior level, he reached #21 nationally in U20.
Current rating
2214
Standard
Rpd2252·Blz2353
All-time high
2357
−143 pts below
Apr 2016 · age 35
Apr 2016 · age 35
Activity
43
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
38 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 3%
#7,434 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
18 entries2025
Re-crossed 2200
at age 44
May 2025
2022
24th German 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 2335
Apr 2022
2020
27th German 35-40 player
at age 39 · rated 2346
Oct 2020
2017
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 2333 → returned at 2335
Jun 2017
2016
88th German 20-35 player
at age 35 · rated 2357
Apr 2016
All-time peak 2357
at age 35 · −143 from today
Apr 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+10
2204 → 2214
Tournaments
8
38 games
Score
22.5/ 3859.2%
14W17D7L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsYuri SolodovnichenkoGM2,537·VIII TORNEO INTERNACIONAL JUGANDO CON LAS ESTRELLAS 2025·R2·+17.2
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsRanindu Dilshan LiyanageIM2,384·Roquetas Chess Festival 2026 - XXXVII International Open·R7·-5.8
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/9 | #148 | 2147 | -14.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1.5/3 | #36 | 2227 | 0.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1.5/3 | #36 | 2105 | -10.4 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5.5/9 | #36 | 2235 | +3.2 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #33 | 2911 | +6.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1.5/2 | #14 | 2372 | +7.8 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0.5/1 | #45 | 2258 | +1.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6/10 | #38 | 2229 | +15.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsOleg Yakovenko
🇩🇪GER·2260
+7 −3 =8
18 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsKarl-Jasmin MuranyiIM
🇩🇪GER·2334
+1 −2 =12
15 games·last met Jun 2023
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vsLukas WinterbergIM
🇩🇪GER·2397
+3 −4 =6
13 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsPascal BarzenFM
🇩🇪GER·2322
+2 −7 =2
11 games·last met May 2024
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vsTorsten LangFM
🇩🇪GER·2270
+1 −0 =8
9 games·last met May 2024
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Rankings
/
Germany
#744
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#5,169
in continent
World
#7,434
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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