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Pohanka, Michael
🇦🇹FIDE 1622692· Male· Austria· Born in 1952
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Michael Pohanka, a 74-year-old Austrian player, is rated 1736. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and had 4 career breaks: 23 months (2011–2013), 19 months (2013–2015), 23 months (2017–2019) and 43 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included). 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 2. Klasse B Round 7-9. His peak of 1864 was reached at age 58 (Nov 2010).
Current rating
1736
Standard
Rpd1842·Blz—
All-time high
1864
−128 pts below
Nov 2010 · age 58
Nov 2010 · age 58
Activity
8
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#97,410
#97,410 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
16 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+114 Elo)
1690 → 1804
Apr 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 72
Mar 2024
2023
41st Austrian 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 1743
Jan 2023
2019
66th Austrian 65-70 player
at age 67 · rated 1753
Nov 2019
Inactive for 43 months
paused at 1753 → returned at 1739
Apr 2019
2017
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 1756 → returned at 1753
Apr 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-21
1757 → 1736
Tournaments
6
13 games
Score
4/ 1330.8%
3W4D6L
Top 2 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #51 | 1055 | -7.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #83 | 1125 | -4.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #47 | 1917 | +8.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #42 | 1668 | -2.6 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2/2 | #12 | 2560 | -10.0 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0.5/2 | #42 | 1638 | -6.0 |
Rankings
/
Austria
#2,244
out of 3,405 players
Europe
#69,261
in continent
World
#97,408
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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