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Hanser, Michael
🇦🇹FIDE 1604880· Male· Austria· Born in 1959
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Michael Hanser, a 67-year-old Austrian player, is rated 1998. He has fluctuated between 1958 and 2019 over the past 2 years. 28 rated games in the past year (≈11/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Kaerntner Liga 2025-2026 Round 11, Kaerntner Landesmeisterschaft 2026 Round 2, and Kaerntner Liga 2025-2026 Round 9-10. Also played 9 rapid (including Grand Prix PlusCity - Open Austrian Team Rapid Championship 2025) and 2 blitz events (including Schwammerlturmblitzturnier 2025) recently. He took a 129-month break between Jul 2001 and May 2012. His peak of 2161 was reached at age 42 (Jan 2001).
Current rating
1998
Standard
Rpd1904·Blz1917
All-time high
2161
−163 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 42
Jan 2001 · age 42
Activity
18
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
28 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#27,833
#27,833 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
16 entries2026
Re-crossed 2000
at age 67
Feb 2026
2025
38th Austrian 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 2019
Nov 2025
Best 12-month gain (+59 Elo)
1960 → 2019
Nov 2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 66
May 2025
2022
65th Austrian 60-65 player
at age 63 · rated 1996
Jun 2022
2016
100 career games
at age 57
Nov 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-3
2001 → 1998
Tournaments
22
28 games
Score
11.5/ 2841.1%
9W5D14L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
14 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 1/1 | #2 | 2608 | +5.2 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #52 | 2171 | +5.4 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #4 | 2581 | +4.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/2 | #72 | 1923 | -4.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1.5/2 | #14 | 2114 | +4.4 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #15 | 1082 | -13.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #20 | 2721 | +7.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #37 | 1175 | -12.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #104 | 1469 | -4.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #76 | 1374 | -5.8 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Most-Played Opponents
vsWalter Peierl
🇦🇹AUT·1780
+2 −0 =10
12 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsMitja Pranjic
🇸🇮SLO·1902
+6 −4 =1
11 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsGuenter Szolderits
🇦🇹AUT·1922
+5 −4 =2
11 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsAco AlvirIM
🇦🇹AUT·2257
+0 −11 =0
11 games·last met Nov 2018
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vsBranko Spalir
🇸🇮SLO·2117
+1 −9 =0
10 games·last met Apr 2026
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Rankings
/
Austria
#661
out of 3,405 players
Europe
#20,565
in continent
World
#27,833
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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