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Coenen, Michael
FM🇩🇪FIDE 4697367· Male· Germany· Born in 1988
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Michael Coenen, a 38-year-old German FIDE Master, is rated 2278 and sitting in the top 3% of German players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He has slipped back 41 Elo over the past 12 months. 75 rated games in the past year (≈37/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include NRW-Liga Gruppe 2 2025-2026 April 2026, NRW-Mannschaftspokal 2026 April, and grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open. He took a 14-month break between Jul 2005 and Oct 2006. His peak of 2435 was reached at age 27 (Jun 2015).
Awarded FM in 2017 (age 29). Earned IM norms at SVDB IM-Normenturnier 2014 and GRENKE Chess Open 2019 A-Open. At junior level, he reached #17, #40 and #20 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
2278
Standard
Rpd2313·Blz2331
All-time high
2435
−157 pts below
Jun 2015 · age 27
Jun 2015 · age 27
Activity
53
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
72 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 3%
#426 · German players · of 14,156
Career timeline
21 entries2024
29th German 35-40 player
at age 36 · rated 2339
Sep 2024
2023
Re-crossed 2300
at age 35
Aug 2023
2017
FM title awardedFM
at age 29
Aug 2017
500 career games
at age 29
Jun 2017
2015
38th German 20-35 player
at age 27 · rated 2435
Jul 2015
Best 12-month gain (+141 Elo)
2294 → 2435
Jul 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-38
2316 → 2278
Tournaments
25
73 games
Score
44.5/ 7361.0%
31W27D15L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
20 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jun 2026 | 6/7 | #3 | 2387 | +9.8 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #35 | 2251 | -0.4 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #124 | 1797 | -4.2 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/8 | #275 | 2316 | +5.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #48 | 2923 | +3.1 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3.5/5 | #9 | 2236 | +0.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #27 | 2945 | +3.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 2/2 | #1 | 2962 | +7.3 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5/9 | #86 | 2240 | -2.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #54 | 2191 | -1.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsSimon KnudsenFM
🇩🇪GER·2237
+1 −4 =2
7 games·last met Jan 2023
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vsBernhard Nagel
🇩🇪GER·2170
+2 −2 =2
6 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsIlja SchneiderIM
🇩🇪GER·2450
+1 −3 =2
6 games·last met May 2022
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vsTimo KueppersFM
🇩🇪GER·2324
+3 −1 =1
5 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsMarcel BeckerIM
🇩🇪GER·2327
+1 −2 =2
5 games·last met Mar 2025
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Rankings
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Germany
#426
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#3,241
in continent
World
#4,815
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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