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Brandl, Michael
🇦🇹FIDE 1629450· Male· Austria· Born in 1989
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Michael Brandl, a 37-year-old Austrian player, is rated 1932 — just 20 short of his peak of 1952 (Feb 2018, age 29). He is progressing steadily with +60 Elo over the past 12 months. 81 rated games in the past year (≈18/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include OOE Kreisliga West 2025-2026 Round 11, OOE Landesliga Oberoesterreich 2025-2026 Round 11, and grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open. Also played 2 rapid (including PRAGUE INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL 2026 - G1 rapid tournament) and 1 blitz events (including PRAGUE OPEN 2026 D - blitz tournament) recently.
Current rating
1932
Standard
Rpd1884·Blz1856
All-time high
1952
−20 pts below
Feb 2018 · age 29
Feb 2018 · age 29
Activity
45
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
81 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#40,527
#40,527 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2026
61st Austrian 35-40 player
at age 37 · rated 1932
Jun 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+60 Elo)
1857 → 1917
Jan 2025
2020
Inactive for 20 months
paused at 1895 → returned at 1888
Feb 2020
2018
100 career games
at age 29
Jun 2018
All-time peak 1952
at age 29 · −20 from today
Feb 2018
2013
K-factor lowered to 15
at age 24
Dec 2013
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+13
1919 → 1932
Tournaments
17
77 games
Score
38/ 7749.4%
33W10D34L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
17 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 2.5/5 | #42 | 2079 | +21.8 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #10 | 2680 | +10.0 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #5 | 2708 | +13.6 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6.5/8 | #270 | 2144 | +44.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 2/2 | #6 | 2546 | +15.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2.5/9 | #311 | 1765 | -23.0 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4.5/8 | #56 | 1839 | -2.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #15 | 1997 | +7.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #89 | 1197 | -6.4 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5/9 | #18 | 1903 | +6.6 |
Rankings
/
Austria
#958
out of 3,405 players
Europe
#29,922
in continent
World
#40,526
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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