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Winkler, Michael

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FIDEFIDE 1308971· Male· Switzerland· Born in 1958

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Michael Winkler, a 68-year-old Swiss player, is rated 1802. He has slipped back 66 Elo over the past 12 months. 15 rated games in the past year (≈4/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 7, SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 5-6, and SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 4. He had 5 career breaks: 65 months (2005–2011), 23 months (2011–2013), 26 months (2014–2017), 12 months (2018–2019) and 35 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2008 was reached at age 47 (Jul 2005).

Current rating

1802

Standard

Rpd—·Blz1819

All-time high

2008

−206 pts below
Jul 2005 · age 47

Activity

7

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#75,694

#75,694 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

18 entries
2024
62nd Swiss 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 1868
Nov 2024
Best 12-month gain (+111 Elo)
1757 → 1868
Jun 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 66
Mar 2024
2019
Inactive for 35 months
paused at 1817 → returned at 1789
Jul 2019
66th Swiss 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 1869
May 2019
2018
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1869 → returned at 1817
Jun 2018

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Philipp Kalbermatter 1,908
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 5-6 · Feb 2026 · +2.9 Elo
Evolution
-69
1871 → 1802
Tournaments
8
15 games
Score
5.5/ 1536.7%
3W5D7L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsGianluca Delaquis1,768·Bundesturnier HT2 2025·R5·+7.7
2.[W]vsYansheng Gong1,621·Bundesturnier HT2 2025·R4·+4.2
3.[W]vsStefan Brandes1,586·SMM 2025 3. Liga round 4·R1·+3.2

Last 12 months — tournaments

8 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 7
Team
Mar 20260.5/1#5881744-1.6
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 5-6
Team
Feb 20260.5/2#11331678-6.8
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 4
Team
Jan 20260/1#8331067-8.6
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 3
Team
Dec 20250/1#785958-12.0
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 1-2
Team
Nov 20250/1#13021012-10.8
Worst Elo result: Bundesturnier HT2 2025 (-21.0 Elo, finished #34).

Rankings

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Switzerland
#1,381
out of 3,418 players
Europe
#54,788
in continent
World
#75,694
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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54788🇨🇭Winkler, Michael1,802
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