Michael Wiedenkeller

Michael Wiedenkeller

Michael Wiedenkeller at the 40th Chess Olympiad, Istanbul 2012
Country  Sweden
 Luxembourg
Born 10 January 1963
Title International Master
FIDE rating 2468 (May 2015)
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. Retrieved 26 November 2009.
  2. ↑ "Michael Wiedenkeller Champion Rapid Chess 2008". Cercle Des Échecs Dudelange. Retrieved 26 November 2009.
  3. ↑ Crowther, Mark (1999-10-11). "TWIC 257: Donne Haas Memorial". London Chess Center. Retrieved 26 November 2009.
  4. ↑ Sonas, Jeff. "Event Details: Eksjo, 1983". Chessmetrics. Retrieved 26 November 2009.

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