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Seidl, Josef

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FIDEFIDE 12904694· Male· Germany· Born in 1955

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Josef Seidl, a 71-year-old German player, is rated 1593. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and took a 35-month break between Feb 2020 and Feb 2023 (COVID-19 included). Recent appearances: 34. Aschacher Donau Open Gruppe C and Offene NOE Schach-Seniorenmeisterschaft 2025. His peak of 1748 was reached at age 61 (Jan 2016).

Current rating

1593

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1748

−155 pts below
Jan 2016 · age 61

Activity

8

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#149,639

#149,639 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

10 entries
2024
Best 12-month gain (+217 Elo)
1414 → 1631
Nov 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 69
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 69
Mar 2024
2020
Inactive for 35 months
paused at 1449 → returned at 1439
Feb 2020
2017
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 62
Nov 2017
2016
Crossed 1600
at age 61
Jan 2016

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Robert Hofmann 1,754
34. Aschacher Donau Open Gruppe C · Dec 2025 · +4.3 Elo
Evolution
-19
1612 → 1593
Tournaments
2
12 games
Score
4.5/ 1237.5%
3W3D6L

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
34. Aschacher Donau Open Gruppe C
Open Swiss
Dec 20253.5/3#112454+5.2
Offene NOE Schach-Seniorenmeisterschaft 2025
Open Swiss
Oct 20251/6#441441-24.2
Worst Elo result: Offene NOE Schach-Seniorenmeisterschaft 2025 (-24.2 Elo, finished #44).

Rankings

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Germany
#12,531
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#99,695
in continent
World
#149,625
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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12531🇩🇪Seidl, Josef1,593
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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World
1
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2,841
2
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2
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4
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4
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6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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9
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9
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149625🇩🇪Seidl, Josef1,593