Michael Wilder, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Michael Wilder

American chess grandmaster

Date of Birth: 17-Aug-1962

Place of Birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Profession: chess player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Michael Wilder (born August 17, 1962) is an American chess grandmaster and a J.D graduate of the University of Michigan.
FIDE awarded him the grandmaster title in 1988.
He won the 1988 U.S.
Chess Championship.
He also tied for third in the 1987 U.S.
Championship and tied for first at the 1987 London Open.
Mr.
Wilder essentially retired from chess in the late 1980s and is now a practicing attorney.
As of March 2007, his FIDE Elo rating is 2540.
His current USCF rating, which has not changed since December 1994, is 2601.