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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 1777. He has slipped back 94 Elo over the past 12 months. 23 rated games in the past year (≈4/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 3, SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 7, and SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 5-6. 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

1777

Standard

Rpd—·Blz1819

All-time high

2008

−231 pts below
Jul 2005 · age 47

Activity

8

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

22 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#83,591

#83,591 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

18 entries
2024
62nd Swiss 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 1868
Nov 2024
Best 12-month gain (+65 Elo)
1789 → 1854
Mar 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

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Philipp Kalbermatter 1,908
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 5-6 · Feb 2026 · +2.9 Elo
Evolution
-73
1850 → 1777
Tournaments
8
15 games
Score
4.5/ 1530.0%
1W7D7L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsBruno Saxer1,715·Bundesturnier HT-2 2026·R3·-11.8
2.[L]vsFrancesco Tedone1,758·SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 3·R1·-11.8
3.[L]vsLucija Planinic1,719·Bundesturnier HT-2 2026·R5·-11.7

Last 12 months — tournaments

8 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Bundesturnier HT-2 2026
Open Swiss
May 20263/7#581671-25.6
SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 3
Team
May 20260.5/1#5701838+1.0
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
SMM 2025 3. Liga round 6
Team
Aug 20250/1#3411174-6.6
Worst Elo result: Bundesturnier HT-2 2026 (-25.6 Elo, finished #58).

Rankings

/
Switzerland
#1,557
out of 3,528 players
Europe
#60,177
in continent
World
#83,589
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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7
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1557🇨🇭Winkler, Michael1,777
Europe
1
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9
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10
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60177🇨🇭Winkler, Michael1,777
World
1
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2
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6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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83589🇨🇭Winkler, Michael1,777