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Gratze, Michael
🇦🇹FIDE 1613871· Male· Austria· Born in 1973
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Michael Gratze, a 53-year-old Austrian player, is rated 1973. He has held steady between 1950 and 2000 for 9 months. 36 rated games in the past year (≈37/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Wiener Vereinsmeisterschaft 2025-2026 1. Klasse A Round 7-8, Wiener Vereinsmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Landesliga Round 6, and Wiener Betriebsmeisterschaft 2025-2026 B-Liga Round 7. He had 2 career breaks: 47 months (2003–2007) and 38 months (2007–2011). His peak of 2139 was reached at age 30 (Jul 2003).
Current rating
1973
Standard
Rpd1964·Blz1919
All-time high
2139
−166 pts below
Jul 2003 · age 30
Jul 2003 · age 30
Activity
49
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
36 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#32,077
#32,077 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
26 entries2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 52
Sep 2025
57th Austrian 50-55 player
at age 52 · rated 2044
Feb 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2000
at age 51
Aug 2024
2023
73rd Austrian 45-50 player
at age 50 · rated 1960
Nov 2023
2019
Best 12-month gain (+147 Elo)
1890 → 2037
Jul 2019
7-month rising streak
+114 Elo
May 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-26
1999 → 1973
Tournaments
17
36 games
Score
16.5/ 3645.8%
11W11D14L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
17 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #67 | 1108 | -11.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #61 | 1262 | -8.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #48 | 1400 | -4.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1.5/2 | #10 | 2355 | +19.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #14 | 2057 | +2.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #23 | 2031 | +0.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #72 | 1639 | -1.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #50 | 1965 | -0.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #93 | 869 | -17.2 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3/5 | #9 | 2046 | +10.0 |
Worst Elo result: Wiener Vereinsmeisterschaft 2025-2026 1. Klasse A Round 4-5 (-17.2 Elo, finished #93).
Most-Played Opponents
vsErnst WeinzettlIM
🇦🇹AUT
+1 −6 =3
10 games·last met Apr 2019
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vsHeinz Reisinger
🇦🇹AUT·1840
+7 −1 =1
9 games·last met May 2025
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vsFlorestan Holzammer
🇦🇹AUT·1873
+5 −3 =1
9 games·last met Jan 2024
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vsPeter SadilekFM
🇦🇹AUT·2308
+1 −8 =0
9 games·last met Sep 2021
View head-to-head →
vsAco AlvirIM
🇦🇹AUT·2257
+0 −7 =1
8 games·last met Aug 2024
View head-to-head →
Rankings
/
Austria
#741
out of 3,405 players
Europe
#23,715
in continent
World
#32,076
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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