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Lambertz, Michael
🇩🇪FIDE 4662466· Male· Germany· Born in 1976
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Michael Lambertz, a 50-year-old German player, is rated 1939. He has slipped back 32 Elo over the past 12 months. 47 rated games in the past year (≈11/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 14. Internationaler Schach-Senioren-Cup am Tegernsee 2026, Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 9, and 22. Rheinhausener Meisterschaft. Also played 1 blitz event (including MAG Sommer-Blitz 2025) recently. He had 4 career breaks: 37 months (2006–2009), 35 months (2009–2012), 12 months (2013–2014) and 19 months (2021–2023). His peak of 2031 was reached at age 43 (Jul 2019).
Current rating
1939
Standard
Rpd—·Blz2093
All-time high
2031
−92 pts below
Jul 2019 · age 43
Jul 2019 · age 43
Activity
33
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
45 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#38,981
#38,981 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2021
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 2020 → returned at 2004
Dec 2021
2019
Best 12-month gain (+82 Elo)
1948 → 2030
Dec 2019
All-time peak 2031
at age 43 · −92 from today
Jul 2019
Re-crossed 2000
at age 43
Jun 2019
2018
100 career games
at age 42
May 2018
2015
Crossed 2000
at age 39
Sep 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-30
1969 → 1939
Tournaments
11
45 games
Score
23.5/ 4552.2%
16W15D14L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5.5/9 | #24 | 1956 | +1.6 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #499 | 1190 | -9.2 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1.5/2 | #35 | 1926 | -11.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3.5/3 | #32 | 2567 | +16.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4/5 | #21 | 2174 | +10.6 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #175 | 1205 | -8.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #585 | 1312 | -5.8 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3.5/9 | #371 | 1924 | -10.0 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #146 | 2593 | +5.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 1.5/3 | #67 | 1933 | -1.8 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#4,399
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#28,794
in continent
World
#38,980
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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