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Wais, Michael
🇦🇹FIDE 1606557· Male· Austria· Born in 1964
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Michael Wais, a 62-year-old Austrian player, is rated 1963. He has held steady between 1950 and 2000 for 8 months. 15 rated games in the past year (≈10/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Wiener Vereinsmeisterschaft 2025-2026 1. Klasse B Round 9, Wiener Vereinsmeisterschaft 2025-2026 1. Klasse B Round 7-8, and Wiener Vereinsmeisterschaft 2025-2026 A-Liga Round 9-10. He had 2 career breaks: 14 months (2006–2007) and 23 months (2009–2011). His peak of 2111 was reached at age 38 (Jul 2002).
Current rating
1963
Standard
Rpd2026·Blz1941
All-time high
2111
−148 pts below
Jul 2002 · age 38
Jul 2002 · age 38
Activity
22
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#34,035
#34,035 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2026
77th Austrian 60-65 player
at age 62 · rated 1985
Mar 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+105 Elo)
1871 → 1976
Feb 2025
2016
100 career games
at age 52
Nov 2016
88th Austrian 50-55 player
at age 52 · rated 2058
Feb 2016
2012
Re-crossed 2000
at age 48
May 2012
2009
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 2014 → returned at 1996
Sep 2009
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+16
1947 → 1963
Tournaments
13
15 games
Score
10/ 1566.7%
8W4D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
13 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #41 | 1164 | -9.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #22 | 2530 | +5.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #130 | 1168 | -10.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #49 | 1852 | -6.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #32 | 2053 | +1.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #100 | 2062 | +2.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #5 | 2694 | +6.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #49 | 1799 | -3.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #42 | 2435 | +2.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #6 | 2704 | +9.0 |
Rankings
/
Austria
#794
out of 3,405 players
Europe
#25,173
in continent
World
#34,034
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Austria
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