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Steiner, Michael
🇳🇿FIDE 4312120· Male· New Zealand· Born in 1946
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Michael Steiner, a 80-year-old player. He has not played a rated game since January 2025. Recent standard appearances include ACC Club Championships 2025 Rounds 8-9, ACC Club Championships 2025 Rounds 3-7, and ACC Club Championships 2025 Rounds 1-2. Also played 1 rapid event (including ACC Autumn Rapid 2025 Rounds 4-6) recently. His peak of 1515 was reached at age 78 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
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unranked
Rpd1459·Blz1459
All-time high
1515
−1515 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 78
Mar 2024 · age 78
Activity
11
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
Moderately active
Signature stat
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Career timeline
11 entries2025
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 1405 → still inactive
Jan 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+363 Elo)
1152 → 1515
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 78
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 78
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1200
at age 78
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1515
at age 78 · −110 from today
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
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Tournaments
5
14 games
Score
5/ 1435.7%
2W6D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 1/2 | #23 | 1520 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 1/4 | #61 | 1352 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 0.5/2 | #41 | 1482 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 1/2 | #36 | 1484 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 1.5/3 | #62 | 1331 | 0.0 |
Hot streak: 5 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
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New Zealand
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out of 648 players
Asia-Pacific
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in continent
World
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out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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