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Higatsberger, Michael
FM🇦🇹FIDE 1602535· Male· Austria· Born in 1956
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Michael Higatsberger, a 70-year-old Austrian FIDE Master, is rated 2058 and sitting in the top 9% of players worldwide. He has slipped back 36 Elo over the past 12 months. 31 rated games in the past year (≈25/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Wiener Vereinsmeisterschaft 2025-2026 A-Liga Round 11, 41. ChessOrg-Schachfestival Bad Woerishofen 2026 Senioren, and Wiener Vereinsmeisterschaft 2025-2026 B-Liga Round 7-9. His peak of 2197 was reached at age 57 (Sep 2013).
Awarded FM in 2025 (age 69).
Current rating
2058
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2197
−139 pts below
Sep 2013 · age 57
Sep 2013 · age 57
Activity
32
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
26 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 9%
#19,798 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
17 entries2025
FM title awardedFM
at age 69
Dec 2025
9th Austrian 65-70 player
at age 69 · rated 2115
May 2025
Re-crossed 2100
at age 69
Apr 2025
2022
Re-crossed 2000
at age 66
Dec 2022
500 career games
at age 66
Nov 2022
2020
Re-crossed 2100
at age 64
Apr 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-36
2094 → 2058
Tournaments
10
26 games
Score
14.5/ 2655.8%
10W9D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #5 | 2672 | +4.8 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5.5/9 | #19 | 2052 | +0.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #48 | 1991 | -1.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #67 | 1947 | -2.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #30 | 1928 | -3.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #19 | 2842 | +9.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #77 | 1918 | -3.8 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #34 | 2721 | +6.6 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0/1 | #87 | 1097 | -14.4 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3.5/8 | #82 | 1928 | -31.8 |
Rankings
/
Austria
#434
out of 3,405 players
Europe
#14,513
in continent
World
#19,798
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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