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Cichy, Michael, Dr.
🇩🇪FIDE 4684621· Male· Germany· Born in 1953
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Michael, Dr. Cichy, a 73-year-old German player, is rated 2087 — just 15 short of his peak of 2102 (Jul 2002, age 49) and sitting in the top 8% of players worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +33 Elo over the past 12 months. 25 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include Oberliga Nord West 2025-2026 April 2026, 33. Deutsche Seniorenmannschaftsmeisterschaft der Landesverbaende 2025 over 65, and 22. RLP-Senioren-Open. Also played 1 rapid (including Apelnstedter Open 2025) and 1 blitz events (including Landesblitzmannschaftsmeisterschaft Niedersachsen 2025) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 47 months (2005–2009) and 23 months (2010–2012).
Current rating
2087
Standard
Rpd1955·Blz2017
All-time high
2102
−15 pts below
Jul 2002 · age 49
Jul 2002 · age 49
Activity
28
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
25 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 8%
#16,661 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
17 entries2025
50th German 70-75 player
at age 72 · rated 2091
Nov 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2000
at age 71
May 2024
2023
Re-crossed 2000
at age 70
Dec 2023
500 career games
at age 70
Mar 2023
2019
93rd German 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 2081
Nov 2019
2016
Best 12-month gain (+105 Elo)
1948 → 2053
Sep 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+33
2054 → 2087
Tournaments
10
25 games
Score
15/ 2560.0%
11W8D6L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsMichael SchulzFM2,103·33. Deutsche Seniorenmannschaftsmeisterschaft der Landesverbaende 2025 over 65·R7·+10.6
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #14 | 2843 | +9.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/2 | #58 | 1871 | -11.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #30 | 2075 | -0.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #79 | 1426 | -6.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #15 | 2748 | +6.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #51 | 2050 | -1.2 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #19 | 2879 | +10.0 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0.5/1 | #40 | 2214 | +4.0 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 4.5/7 | #7 | 2104 | +10.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5.5/9 | #15 | 2101 | +12.4 |
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#1,891
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World
#16,661
out of 400,000+
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