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Katona, Michel

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FIDEFIDE 1322150· Male· Switzerland· Born in 1962

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Michel Katona, a 64-year-old Swiss player, is rated 1912 — just 25 short of his peak of 1937 (Jun 2024, age 62). He plays occasionally (3 games in the last 12 months) and took a 13-month break between Sep 2022 and Nov 2023. Recent standard appearances include SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 3, SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 2, and SMM 2025 2. Liga round 7.

Current rating

1912

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1937

−25 pts below
Jun 2024 · age 62

Activity

4

games / yr avg.

3 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#45,166

#45,166 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

9 entries
2024
Best 12-month gain (+42 Elo)
1895 → 1937
Jun 2024
All-time peak 1937
at age 62 · −25 from today
Jun 2024
2023
51st Swiss 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 1895
Jan 2023
2022
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 1895 → returned at 1889
Sep 2022
53rd Swiss 55-60 player
at age 60 · rated 1899
Apr 2022
2016
82nd Swiss 50-55 player
at age 54 · rated 1914
Aug 2016

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Marius Cornee 1,868
SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 3 · May 2026 · +17.5 Elo
Evolution
+6
1906 → 1912
Tournaments
3
3 games
Score
2/ 366.7%
2W0D1L
Top 2 wins
1.[W]vsMarius Cornee1,868·SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 3·R1·+17.5
2.[W]vsAlex Garfield1,819·SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 2·R1·+15.7
Top 1 loss
1.[L]vsJean-claude Michel1,737·SMM 2025 2. Liga round 7·R1·-27.6

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 3
Team
May 20261/1#4222668+18.4
SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 2
Team
Apr 20261/1#2232619+16.8
SMM 2025 2. Liga round 7
Team
Sep 20250/1#209937-28.8
Worst Elo result: SMM 2025 2. Liga round 7 (-28.8 Elo, finished #209).

Rankings

/
Switzerland
#763
out of 3,528 players
Europe
#33,309
in continent
World
#45,165
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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Europe
1
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2
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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World
1
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2,841
2
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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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9
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9
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