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Steinkogler, Michael
🇦🇹FIDE 1508644· Male· Austria· Born in 1986
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Michael Steinkogler, a 40-year-old Austrian player, is rated 2069 — his current career high and sitting in the top 8% of players worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +30 Elo over the past 12 months. 14 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Grazer Stadtliga 2025-2026 Meister Playoff Round 3, Grazer Stadtliga 2025-2026 Meister Playoff Round 1-2, and Grazer Stadtliga 2025-2026 Round 7. Also played 1 rapid event (including ASKOE Landesturnier Steiermark 2025) recently. He had 4 career breaks: 16 months (2013–2014), 18 months (2015–2016), 19 months (2017–2018) and 22 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included).
Previously known as Michael Holzer (until Apr 2015).
Current rating
2069
Standard
Rpd1996·Blz1981
All-time high
2069
at best
May 2026 · age 40
May 2026 · age 40
Activity
12
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 8%
#18,527 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
16 entries2026
31st Austrian 35-40 player
at age 40 · rated 2069
Jun 2026
All-time peak 2069
at age 40
May 2026
6-month rising streak
+35 Elo
May 2026
2024
Re-crossed 2000
at age 38
Mar 2024
2020
Inactive for 22 months
paused at 2014 → returned at 2024
Nov 2020
Re-crossed 2000
at age 34
Apr 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+30
2039 → 2069
Tournaments
8
14 games
Score
9/ 1464.3%
7W4D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #2 | 2896 | +11.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #11 | 3058 | +14.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #20 | 2244 | +4.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3/5 | #15 | 2037 | +2.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #19 | 2092 | +2.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1.5/2 | #13 | 2054 | +0.6 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1.5/2 | #3 | 2158 | +6.4 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0/1 | #34 | 1203 | -11.0 |
Hot streak: 7 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
Austria
#399
out of 3,405 players
Europe
#13,548
in continent
World
#18,527
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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