Michael Wiedenkeller

Michael Wiedenkeller
Country	Sweden  Luxembourg
Born	January 10, 1963 (1963-01-10) (age 48)
Title	International Master
FIDE rating	2435 (May 2010)
Peak rating	2471 (July 2002)

Michael Wiedenkeller (born 10 January 1963) is a Swedish 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 May 2010 FIDE list, he has an Elo rating of 2435, making him Sweden's number 18.

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. 

External links

• FIDE rating card for Michael Wiedenkeller
• Michael Wiedenkeller player profile at ChessGames.com
• Chessmetrics Player Profile: Michael Wiedenkeller

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Name	Wiedenkeller, Michael
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