Michael Wilder

Michael Wilder (born August 17, 1962) is an American chess grandmaster and a J.D graduate of the University of Michigan. FIDE awarded him the grandmaster title in 1988. He won the 1988 U.S. Chess Championship. He also tied for third in the 1987 U.S. Championship and tied for first at the 1987 London Open. Mr. Wilder essentially retired from chess in the late 1980s and is now a practicing attorney. As of March 2007, his FIDE Elo rating is 2540. His current USCF rating, which has not changed since December 1994, is 2601.

External links

• FIDE rating card for Michael Wilder
• Michael Wilder player profile at ChessGames.com
• USCF Rating and Tournament Records of Michael Wilder
• Statistics at ChessWorld.net

Preceded by Joel Benjamin and Nick de Firmian

United States Chess Champion 1988

Succeeded by Roman Dzindzichashvili, Yasser Seirawan, and Stuart Rachels

Persondata
Name	Wilder, Michael
Alternative names	Mike
Short description	Funny, and kind
Date of birth	August 17, 1962
Place of birth	Philadelphia, PA
Date of death
Place of death

Michael Wilder currently lives in the USA with his wife, and two daughters. Michael Wilder is a practicing tax attorney at McDermott Will & Emery in DC.