Michael Wiedenkeller

Michael Wiedenkeller
Country  Sweden
 Luxembourg
Born January 10, 1963 (1963-01-10) (age 49)
Title International Master
FIDE rating 2473 (January 2012)
Peak rating 2473 (January 2012)

Michael Wiedenkeller (born 10 January 1963) is a Swedish-Luxembourgian chess International Master.

In 1990, he won the Swedish Chess Championship[1] and in 2008, became Luxembourgian rapid chess champion.[2] In 1999, he tied for second with Vlastimil Jansa in the Donne Haas Memorial in Luxembourg.[3]

According to Chessmetrics, at his peak in October 1984 Wiedenkeller's play was equivalent to a rating of 2589, and he was ranked number 159 in the world. His best single performance was at Eksjö 1983, where he scored 4.5 of 5 possible points (90%) against 2488-rated opposition, for a performance rating of 2626.[4]

In the January 2012 FIDE list, he has an Elo rating of 2473, making him Luxembourg's number two.

References

  1. ^ "Svenska mästare". Swedish Chess Federation. http://www.schack.se/info/mastare.html. Retrieved 26 November 2009. 
  2. ^ "Michael Wiedenkeller Champion Rapid Chess 2008". Cercle Des Échecs Dudelange. http://www.ced.lu/index.php?categoryid=107&p2_articleid=164. Retrieved 26 November 2009. 
  3. ^ Crowther, Mark (1999-10-11). "TWIC 257: Donne Haas Memorial". London Chess Center. http://www.chess.co.uk/twic/twic257.html#3. Retrieved 26 November 2009. 
  4. ^ Sonas, Jeff. "Event Details: Eksjo, 1983". Chessmetrics. http://chessmetrics.com/cm/CM2/SingleEvent.asp?Params=199510SSSSS3S142431000000121100676300033310100. Retrieved 26 November 2009. 

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