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Ploessnig, Michael
🇦🇹FIDE 1622684· Male· Austria· Born in 1987
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Michael Ploessnig, a 39-year-old Austrian player, is rated 1984 — just 2 short of his peak of 1986 (Apr 2016, age 29). He has held steady between 1950 and 2000 for 2 years. 18 rated games in the past year (≈10/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Kaerntner Unterliga 2025-2026 Round 11, Kaerntner Unterliga 2025-2026 Round 9-10, and Kaerntner Unterliga 2025-2026 Round 8. He had 3 career breaks: 12 months (2009–2010), 13 months (2011–2012) and 42 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included).
Current rating
1984
Standard
Rpd1940·Blz—
All-time high
1986
−2 pts below
Apr 2016 · age 29
Apr 2016 · age 29
Activity
11
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#30,144
#30,144 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2024
40th Austrian 35-40 player
at age 37 · rated 1985
Nov 2024
2019
Inactive for 42 months
paused at 1901 → returned at 1905
Mar 2019
2017
100 career games
at age 30
Mar 2017
2016
All-time peak 1986
at age 29 · −2 from today
Apr 2016
2011
Best 12-month gain (+59 Elo)
1859 → 1918
Sep 2011
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 1918 → returned at 1927
Jul 2011
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+15
1969 → 1984
Tournaments
8
18 games
Score
10.5/ 1858.3%
7W7D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #25 | 1962 | -2.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 2/2 | #3 | 2710 | +16.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #27 | 2041 | +2.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #43 | 1989 | +0.8 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #32 | 2698 | +6.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1.5/2 | #11 | 2071 | +6.4 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0/1 | #66 | 1280 | -6.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4.5/9 | #17 | 1947 | -7.8 |
Rankings
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Austria
#701
out of 3,405 players
Europe
#22,276
in continent
World
#30,143
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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Austria
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