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GER · 67 yrs · K=20 · Peak 1994 (Aug 2024)

Best performance: 2155 at Unterfraenkische 4-er RAPID Mannschaftsmeisterschaft 2024(Best of 2024)

World #=26275 live, down 384#25,891 publishedGermany #=1572Europe #=15862among active players

Rapid rating

1922

FIDE’s November 2026 list. No rated games since, so the live rating is the same.

On FIDE’s list since May 2023

How live ratings are calculated

Rating History · Rapid

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Rapid rating 1962 to 1922 over the last 12 months; peak 1994 in August 2024.

Official rating by month

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

ListClassicalRapid
Nov 20261966, 0, 0 games1922, 0, 0 games
Oct 20261966, 0, 0 games1922, -25, 9 games
Sep 20261966, 0, 0 games1947, 0, 0 games
Aug 20261966, -2, 9 games1947, -4, 5 games
Jul 20261968, 0, 0 games1951, 0, 0 games
Jun 20261968, 0, 0 games1951, -11, 7 games
May 20261968, -5, 8 games1962, 0, 0 games
Apr 20261973, 0, 0 games1962, 0, 0 games
Mar 20261973, 0, 0 games1962, 0, 0 games
Feb 20261973, +1, 7 games1962, 0, 0 games
Jan 20261972, 0, 0 games1962, 0, 0 games
Dec 20251972, 0, 0 games1962, 0, 0 games

Form · Rapid

oldest → latest

Unbeaten in the last 2 games (2 draws), since Sep 27. Longest unbeaten run in 2026: 6 games, May 23 – Jul 12.

From 56 rapid games on record, the latest on Sep 27.

Rapid games since the November list

No rated rapid games this rating periodsince the NOV26 list (Nov 1, 2026)

Last playedScore
Deutsche Schnellschach Amateurmeisterschaft 2026 | CSep 26 – Sep 27TPR 18414½/9

The live rating moves only when new rated games are played. Until then it matches the published rating.

Best wins · Rapid

From 43 rated rapid games against rated opponents, 2023–2026

#OpponentRating
1, Heiko Richter, Jul 2024 · Unterfraenkische 4-er RAPID Mannschaftsmeisterschaft 2024, 2032
2, David-Andrei Valean, Jul 2026 · Unterfraenkische Schnellschach-Einzelmeisterschaft 2026, 1948
3, Helmut Lindner, Jul 2024 · Unterfraenkische 4-er RAPID Mannschaftsmeisterschaft 2024, 1870*

* No rapid rating yet, so FIDE rates the game at the player's classical rating.

Event timeline · Rapid

8 events

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 year

YearGamesScoreAvg oppTPR
2026211118611875
202563½17571814
20246419142039
2023106½17741884

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

Rated near Michael Birken · Rapid

World

  1. #=26275Evelina Galakhanova1922.0
  2. #=26275Tatiana Shimanskaia1922.0
  3. #=26275Michael Birken1922.0
  4. #=26275CHRISTIANSEN ANDREW GUZMAN SANDALO1922.0
  5. #=26275Kiarash Golzarian1922.0

Germany

  1. #=1572Rudolf Ebersbach1922.0
  2. #=1572Maxim Himmelspacht1922.0
  3. #=1572Michael Birken1922.0
  4. #=1572Helmut Kuespert1922.0
  5. #=1572Thomas Renner1922.0

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