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Frey, Michael

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FIDEFIDE 4688759· Male· Germany· Born in 1977

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Michael Frey, a 49-year-old German player, is rated 2117 — just 18 short of his peak of 2135 (Feb 2018, age 41) and sitting in the top 6% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and had 6 career breaks: 14 months (2008–2009), 29 months (2009–2012), 15 months (2012–2013), 21 months (2016–2018), 25 months (2020–2023, COVID-19 included) and 21 months (2023–2024). Recent appearance: 51. Alpenpokal 2026.

Current rating

2117

Standard

Rpd2163·Blz2048

All-time high

2135

−18 pts below
Feb 2018 · age 41

Activity

8

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

Top 6%

#13,850 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

15 entries
2025
Re-crossed 2100
at age 48
Feb 2025
2023
Inactive for 21 months
paused at 2084 → returned at 2089
Feb 2023
2020
Inactive for 25 months
paused at 2088 → returned at 2084
Dec 2020
2019
100 career games
at age 42
Feb 2019
2018
Re-crossed 2100
at age 41
Feb 2018
All-time peak 2135
at age 41 · −18 from today
Feb 2018

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Juergen Wempe 2,137
51. Alpenpokal 2026 · Jan 2026 · +0.6 Elo
Evolution
+1
2116 → 2117
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
6.5/ 972.2%
5W3D1L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsRandolf Koops1,999·51. Alpenpokal 2026·R7·+6.7
2.[W]vsStephan Kondziella1,970·51. Alpenpokal 2026·R4·+6.0
3.[W]vsMatthias Kuehn1,927·51. Alpenpokal 2026·R2·+5.0
Top 1 loss
1.[L]vsBernd Hiemer1,974·51. Alpenpokal 2026·R5·-13.9

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
51. Alpenpokal 2026
Swiss
Jan 20266.5/9#12111+1.2

Rankings

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Germany
#1,562
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#10,034
in continent
World
#13,850
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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World
Germany
1
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3
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2,645
3
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2,645
5
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2,635
6
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2,620
7
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2,593
8
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2,592
9
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2,591
10
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2,587
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1562🇩🇪Frey, Michael2,117
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
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2,759
3
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2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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2,717
10
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2,708
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10034🇩🇪Frey, Michael2,117
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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2,753
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13850🇩🇪Frey, Michael2,117