Michael Wiedenkeller | |
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Country |
Sweden (until 2010) Luxembourg (since 2010) |
Born | 10 January 1963 |
Title | International Master (1984) |
FIDE rating | 2410 (July 2024) |
Peak rating | 2481 (June 2017) |
Michael Wiedenkeller (born 10 January 1963) is a Swedish and Luxembourgian chess player. He was awarded the title of International Master by FIDE in 1984.
Wiedenkeller won the 1985/86 Rilton Cup in Stockholm. [1] In 1990, he won the Swedish Chess Championship. [2] In 1999, he tied for second with Vlastimil Jansa in the Donne Haas Memorial in Luxembourg. [3]
Wiedenkeller transferred from the Swedish Chess Federation to the Luxembourg Chess Federation in 2010. [4] Before he switched federations, he had already won the Luxembourg Chess Championship off-contest in 2009 and 2010; afterwards, he won it again in 2012 and 2013. [5]
In 2014, Wiedenkeller won the inaugural European Small Nations Individual Championship ( FIDE Zone 1.10 Championship) in Larnaca, Cyprus. This achievement earned him one of the five FIDE president's nominations for the Chess World Cup 2015. [6] [7] [8] He was knocked out in the first round by Levon Aronian.
In team competitions, Wiedenkeller represented Sweden in the Nordic Chess Cup in 1985; his team won the gold medal. Since he switched federation affiliation, he has represented Luxembourg in the Chess Olympiad and in the European Small Nations Team Chess Championship. [9] In this latter event, Wiedenkeller helped the Luxembourgian team to finish first in 2011 (held in Klaksvík, Faroe Islands) and 2015 ( Saint Peter Port, Guernsey). [10] [11]
Michael Wiedenkeller | |
---|---|
Country |
Sweden (until 2010) Luxembourg (since 2010) |
Born | 10 January 1963 |
Title | International Master (1984) |
FIDE rating | 2410 (July 2024) |
Peak rating | 2481 (June 2017) |
Michael Wiedenkeller (born 10 January 1963) is a Swedish and Luxembourgian chess player. He was awarded the title of International Master by FIDE in 1984.
Wiedenkeller won the 1985/86 Rilton Cup in Stockholm. [1] In 1990, he won the Swedish Chess Championship. [2] In 1999, he tied for second with Vlastimil Jansa in the Donne Haas Memorial in Luxembourg. [3]
Wiedenkeller transferred from the Swedish Chess Federation to the Luxembourg Chess Federation in 2010. [4] Before he switched federations, he had already won the Luxembourg Chess Championship off-contest in 2009 and 2010; afterwards, he won it again in 2012 and 2013. [5]
In 2014, Wiedenkeller won the inaugural European Small Nations Individual Championship ( FIDE Zone 1.10 Championship) in Larnaca, Cyprus. This achievement earned him one of the five FIDE president's nominations for the Chess World Cup 2015. [6] [7] [8] He was knocked out in the first round by Levon Aronian.
In team competitions, Wiedenkeller represented Sweden in the Nordic Chess Cup in 1985; his team won the gold medal. Since he switched federation affiliation, he has represented Luxembourg in the Chess Olympiad and in the European Small Nations Team Chess Championship. [9] In this latter event, Wiedenkeller helped the Luxembourgian team to finish first in 2011 (held in Klaksvík, Faroe Islands) and 2015 ( Saint Peter Port, Guernsey). [10] [11]