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Guenther, Michael
🇩🇪FIDE 533053740· Male· Germany· Born in 1961
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Michael Guenther, a 65-year-old German player, is rated 1716 — his current career high. He is on a breakout run, having gained +95 Elo over the past 12 months. 21 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include 3. Internationales Schachopen Graal-Mueritz, 27. NordWest-Cup Open B, and 8. Schach-Open Leer 2025 B-Turnier.
Current rating
1716
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1716
at best
Apr 2026 · age 65
Apr 2026 · age 65
Activity
42
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
21 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#103,963
#103,963 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
6 entries2026
Best 12-month gain (+95 Elo)
1621 → 1716
Apr 2026
All-time peak 1716
at age 65
Apr 2026
2025
Crossed 1600
at age 64
Dec 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 64
Dec 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 64
Dec 2025
First FIDE rating
1621 · at age 64
Dec 2025
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
+95
1621 → 1716
Tournaments
3
21 games
Score
9.5/ 2145.2%
9W1D11L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2.5/7 | #88 | 1794 | +30.4 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4/7 | #42 | 1793 | +67.6 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3/7 | #45 | 1572 | 0.0 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
Germany
#9,889
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#73,417
in continent
World
#103,961
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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