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GER · 50 yrs · K=20 · Peak 1981 (Feb 2026)

Best performance: 2156 at 19. DSAM-Blitzturnier - powered by chessemy(Best of 2026)

World #=20257 live, up 4472#24,729 publishedGermany #1619Europe #=11749among active players

NOV26 Rating

1894

Live Rating

1937.2

Change

+43.2

Games Played

9

How live ratings are calculated

Rating History · Blitz

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Blitz rating 1882 to 1894 over the last 12 months; peak 1981 in February 2026.

Official rating by month

Each month: the rating, its change from the list before, and the rated games FIDE counted.

ListClassicalRapidBlitz
Nov 20261892, 0, 0 games1861, +42, 5 games1894, -39, 8 games
Oct 20261892, 0, 0 games1819, 0, 0 games1933, +37, 30 games
Sep 20261892, 0, 0 games1819, -44, 9 games1896, +27, 13 games
Aug 20261892, 0, 0 games1863, +10, 7 games1869, -32, 12 games
Jul 20261892, +5, 2 games1853, -12, 28 games1901, -30, 11 games
Jun 20261887, 0, 0 games1865, +5, 7 games1931, -17, 11 games
May 20261887, 0, 0 games1860, 0, 0 games1948, -33, 14 games
Apr 20261887, 0, 0 games1860, -1, 0 games1981, 0, 0 games
Mar 20261887, 0, 0 games1861, 0, 0 games1981, 0, 0 games
Feb 20261887, 0, 0 games1861, 0, 0 games1981, +40, 7 games
Jan 20261887, 0, 0 games1861, +5, 5 games1941, 0, 0 games
Dec 20251887, 0, 0 games1856, 0, 0 games1941, +59, 11 games

Form · Blitz

oldest → latest

Longest unbeaten run in 2026: 6 games, Nov 3.

From 796 blitz games on record, the latest on Nov 3.

Blitz games since the November list

TournamentScoreChange
Kreuzberger Monatsblitz November 2026 (Elo-Blitz)Nov 3TPR 20717½/11+43.2

Best wins · Blitz

From 705 rated blitz games against rated opponents, 2017–2026

#OpponentRating
1, GM Rene Stern, Oct 2019 · Koenig Tegel - 13. Tegeler Blitz-Cup, 2552
2, IM Cliff Wichmann, Dec 2024 · Spandauer Weihnachts-Blitz 2024, 2341
3, FM Henrik Hesse, Sep 2024 · Berliner Blitzschach-Einzelmeisterschaft 2024 Vorrunde, 2206

Openings · Blitz

From the moves of 12 of 796 blitz games on record.

As WhiteOpens 1.d4 in 6 of 6 games.

As BlackMeets 1.e4 with 1...e6.

All openings (1 as Black)

Against 1.e4: 1...e6 in 4.

Openings in Black gamesGamesScore
French Defense413%

2 more games in openings played fewer than 3 times.

Event timeline · Blitz

11 of 56 events · All years

Events before the current rating period show the performance, not a rating change.

Live events show the rating change; earlier events show the performance rating.

Performance rating by month

MonthGamesScoreAvg oppTPR
Nov 202695½19912071
Oct 202683½17871744
Aug 2026432319011922
Jul 202612518721815
Jun 202611617871823
May 202616819081908
Apr 202614619821932
Jan 20267519982156
Nov 2025116½20252090

Games count in the month they were played. Each month and year is one performance rating over all of its rated games.

Recent opponents · Blitz

Olaf EberhardtKevin HuthCM Constantin VogelAdis ArtukovicThomas HeerdeDmytro KamenskyiJens KutschkeMert OzatesChristian LaustetterPaul TissatMaxim Melnik

Rated near Michael Ziems · Blitz

World

  1. #=20257Roman Zakarlyuk1937.2
  2. #=20257Dario Hrenic1937.2
  3. #=20257Michael Ziems1937.2
  4. #=20260Joel Emojong1937.0
  5. #=20260Derrick Sanya1937.0

Germany

  1. #=1612Bahadir Tuerkboylari1938.0
  2. #=1612Ralf Rennoch1938.0
  3. #1619Michael Ziems1937.2
  4. #=1620Kadir Oezden1937.0
  5. #=1620Harald Heller1937.0

Live rating: FIDE’s November list plus every rated game played since. Not affiliated with FIDE.