Format
LM
Lucas, Michael
🇩🇪FIDE 4682963· Male· Germany· Born in 1967
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Michael Lucas, a 59-year-old German player, is rated 1989. He has fluctuated between 1966 and 2035 over the past 2 years. 37 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Landesliga Hamburg 2025-2026 April 2026, 41. ChessOrg-Schachfestival Bad Woerishofen 2026 A-Open, and Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Tienkampen. Also played 1 rapid event (including 1. Eimsbuetteler Schnellschachturnier im ETV) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 35 months (2001–2004), 22 months (2014–2016) and 102 months (2016–2024). His peak of 2130 was reached at age 34 (Jul 2001).
Current rating
1989
Standard
Rpd2002·Blz—
All-time high
2130
−141 pts below
Jul 2001 · age 34
Jul 2001 · age 34
Activity
18
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
37 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#29,259
#29,259 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
12 entries2026
Re-crossed 2000
at age 59
Mar 2026
2016
Inactive for 102 months
paused at 2027 → returned at 2035
Apr 2016
2014
Inactive for 22 months
paused at 2068 → returned at 2027
May 2014
2013
Re-crossed 2100
at age 46
Apr 2013
2010
100 career games
at age 43
May 2010
2006
Re-crossed 2100
at age 39
Jan 2006
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
-21
2010 → 1989
Tournaments
10
37 games
Score
18/ 3748.6%
14W8D15L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/2 | #76 | 1972 | -1.4 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/4 | #100 | 1828 | -22.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #69 | 1326 | -6.2 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 6.5/9 | #49 | 2103 | +31.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #22 | 2999 | +15.8 |
Worst Elo result: 28. Offene Internationale Bayerische Schachmeisterschaft (-32.0 Elo, finished #364).
Rankings
/
Germany
#3,407
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#21,627
in continent
World
#29,259
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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