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Strache, Michael
🇩🇪FIDE 4693183· Male· Germany· Born in 1988
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Michael Strache, a 38-year-old German player, is rated 2277 and sitting in the top 3% of German players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +23 Elo over the past 12 months. 50 rated games in the past year (≈22/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Oberliga Ost 2025-2026 April 2026, Team 2026 - Nationale 3 r6, and 8. Internationales Spandauer Weihnachtsopen 2025. His peak of 2363 was reached at age 27 (Feb 2015).
At junior level, he reached #22, #47 and #37 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
2277
Standard
Rpd2244·Blz2199
All-time high
2363
−86 pts below
Feb 2015 · age 27
Feb 2015 · age 27
Activity
35
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
50 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 3%
#430 · German players · of 13,805
Career timeline
16 entries2026
41st German 35-40 player
at age 38 · rated 2286
Jan 2026
2021
Re-crossed 2300
at age 33
Nov 2021
2020
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 2281 → returned at 2292
Feb 2020
2019
Re-crossed 2300
at age 31
Dec 2019
2015
79th German 20-35 player
at age 27 · rated 2363
Feb 2015
All-time peak 2363
at age 27 · −86 from today
Feb 2015
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+9
2268 → 2277
Tournaments
13
49 games
Score
36/ 4973.5%
28W16D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
13 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 5/7 | #15 | 2057 | -14.0 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1.5/2 | #16 | 2373 | +5.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #52 | 2122 | -4.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #25 | 2005 | -6.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #199 | 2947 | +6.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #36 | 2151 | -7.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5/7 | #10 | 2235 | -1.8 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1.5/2 | #176 | 2259 | -0.8 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1/2 | #44 | 2364 | +6.0 |
Knockout | Sep 2025 | 4.5/5 | F | 2429 | +14.6 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#430
out of 15,290 players
Europe
#3,243
in continent
World
#4,826
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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