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Petschar, Kurt
FM🇦🇹FIDE 1600478· Male· Austria· Born in 1950
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Kurt Petschar, a 76-year-old Austrian FIDE Master, is rated 2164 and sitting in the top 5% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2150 and 2200 for 2 years. 19 rated games in the past year (≈20/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2. Bundesliga Mitte AUT 2025-2026 Round 6-8, 2. Bundesliga Mitte AUT 2025-2026 Round 4-5, and EUROPEAN INDIVIDUAL SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - OPEN cat. 65 plus. Also played 1 rapid event (including 4. Erich Schwarz - Gedenkturnier 2026) recently. He took a 13-month break between Jul 2011 and Sep 2012. His peak of 2356 was reached at age 63 (Oct 2013, Austrian #43 at the time).
Awarded FM in 2001 (age 51).
Current rating
2164
Standard
Rpd2206·Blz2276
All-time high
2356
−192 pts below
Oct 2013 · age 63
Oct 2013 · age 63
Activity
15
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
19 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 5%
#10,315 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
23 entries2026
46th 75-80 player worldwide
at age 76 · rated 2164
Apr 2026
500 career games
at age 76
Apr 2026
2024
Re-crossed 2200
at age 74
Feb 2024
2022
59th 70-75 player worldwide
at age 72 · rated 2234
Apr 2022
2017
Re-crossed 2300
at age 67
Jun 2017
2016
68th 65-70 player worldwide
at age 66 · rated 2300
Oct 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-22
2186 → 2164
Tournaments
4
19 games
Score
10.5/ 1955.3%
7W7D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/2 | #69 | 2161 | -0.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/2 | #54 | 2123 | -2.2 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 5/8 | #23 | 2084 | -18.8 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 4.5/7 | #94 | 2175 | +0.4 |
Worst Elo result: EUROPEAN INDIVIDUAL SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - OPEN cat. 65 plus (-18.8 Elo, finished #23).
Most-Played Opponents
vsVojko MencingerIM
🇸🇮SLO·2286
+1 −5 =4
10 games·last met Sep 2024
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vsVladimir HrescIM
🇭🇷CRO·2272
+0 −5 =2
7 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsDaniel HartlFM
🇦🇹AUT·2193
+2 −1 =4
7 games·last met Sep 2023
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vsGuido KaspretFM
🇦🇹AUT·2216
+2 −0 =5
7 games·last met Sep 2020
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vsFranz RiemelmoserFM
🇦🇹AUT·2291
+3 −1 =1
5 games·last met May 2023
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Rankings
/
Austria
#186
out of 3,405 players
Europe
#7,350
in continent
World
#10,315
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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