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Aigner, Michael

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FIDEFIDE 2017288· Male· United States of America· Born in 1974

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Michael Aigner, a 52-year-old American Candidate Master, is rated 1974. He has slipped back 53 Elo over the past 12 months. 28 rated games in the past year (≈25/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 13th Annual Reno Larry Evans Memorial Open, 17th Annual Golden State Open - Major, and 4th Jai Jagannath Tournament - Master. He took a 21-month break between Jul 2010 and May 2012. His peak of 2298 was reached at age 32 (Oct 2006).

Awarded CM in 2025 (age 51).

Current rating

1974

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2298

−324 pts below
Oct 2006 · age 32

Activity

35

games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo

28 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#31,871

#31,871 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

16 entries
2025
CM title awardedCM
at age 51
Aug 2025
25th American 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 2034
Jan 2025
2024
15th American 45-50 player
at age 50 · rated 2034
Dec 2024
2022
500 career games
at age 48
May 2022
2018
Re-crossed 2100
at age 44
Feb 2018
2017
16th American 40-45 player
at age 43 · rated 2191
Jun 2017

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Pedram AtoufiFM 2,092
2025 National Open · Jun 2025 · +2.4 Elo
Evolution
-53
2027 → 1974
Tournaments
7
29 games
Score
14.5/ 2950.0%
9W11D9L

Last 12 months — tournaments

7 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
13th Annual Reno Larry Evans Memorial Open
Open Swiss
Apr 20262.5/4#241991+1.6
17th Annual Golden State Open - Major
Open Swiss
Jan 20262.5/5#341789-26.8
4th Jai Jagannath Tournament - Master
Open Swiss
Dec 20252/4#82004+0.4
2nd FIDE CHESS OLYMPIAD FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
Open Swiss
Oct 20252.5/4#741875-6.4
15th Annual Central California Open - Major
Open Swiss
Aug 20251/2#412198+4.6
Worst Elo result: 17th Annual Golden State Open - Major (-26.8 Elo, finished #34).

Rankings

/
United States of America
#882
out of 5,412 players
Americas
#3,388
in continent
World
#31,871
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
United States of America
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2
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2,788
3
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2,754
4
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2,732
5
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2,728
6
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2,724
7
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2,718
8
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2,696
9
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2,656
10
🇺🇸Robson, RayFollow Ray RobsonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,653
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882🇺🇸Aigner, Michael1,974
Americas
1
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
2
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,788
3
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
4
🇺🇸Dominguez Perez, LeinierFollow Leinier Dominguez PerezTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,732
5
🇺🇸Niemann, Hans MokeFollow Hans Moke NiemannTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,728
6
🇺🇸Aronian, LevonFollow Levon AronianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,724
7
🇺🇸Liang, AwonderFollow Awonder LiangTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,718
8
🇺🇸Sevian, SamuelFollow Samuel SevianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,696
9
🇺🇸Xiong, JefferyFollow Jeffery XiongTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,656
10
🇺🇸Robson, RayFollow Ray RobsonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,653
...
3388🇺🇸Aigner, Michael1,974
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
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2,792
3
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,788
4
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2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
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2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
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31871🇺🇸Aigner, Michael1,974