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Fahrner, Kurt
FM🇦🇹FIDE 1600591· Male· Austria· Born in 1969
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Kurt Fahrner, a 57-year-old Austrian FIDE Master, is rated 2230 and sitting in the top 4% of Austrian players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He has held steady between 2200 and 2250 for 8 months. 32 rated games in the past year (≈22/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2. Bundesliga Mitte AUT 2025-2026 Round 9-11, Grazer Stadtliga 2025-2026 Meister Playoff Round 3, and 2. Bundesliga Mitte AUT 2025-2026 Round 6-8. Also played 1 rapid (including ASKOE Landesturnier Steiermark 2025) and 1 blitz events (including Blitzturnier Flann O'Brien 2025 #7) recently. His peak of 2380 was reached at age 36 (Jul 2005, Austrian #30 at the time).
Awarded FM in 2001 (age 32). Earned IM norms at Staatsmeisterschaft 2001 and 1.Bundesliga 2004/2005.
Current rating
2230
Standard
Rpd2326·Blz2175
All-time high
2380
−150 pts below
Jul 2005 · age 36
Jul 2005 · age 36
Activity
32
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
32 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#112 · Austrian players · of 3,043
Career timeline
20 entries2025
8th Austrian 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 2293
Feb 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2300
at age 55
Dec 2024
500 career games
at age 55
Aug 2024
Best 12-month gain (+82 Elo)
2260 → 2342
Jun 2024
2023
Re-crossed 2300
at age 54
Nov 2023
2020
7th Austrian 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 2363
Oct 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-20
2250 → 2230
Tournaments
12
27 games
Score
12.5/ 2746.3%
8W9D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
12 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1.5/3 | #27 | 2369 | +12.4 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #1 | 2882 | +6.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/3 | #48 | 2206 | -2.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #35 | 1239 | -14.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #22 | 2270 | +1.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #26 | 2090 | -4.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #84 | 1613 | -5.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/2 | #44 | 2332 | +5.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #26 | 1929 | -6.8 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0/3 | #78 | 1621 | -17.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJohann KrebsFM
🇦🇹AUT·2192
+5 −5 =3
13 games·last met May 2024
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vsMaximilian Ofner
🇦🇹AUT·2197
+7 −4 =0
11 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsAndreas DiermairGM
🇦🇹AUT·2441
+3 −5 =3
11 games·last met Jan 2023
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vsPeter SchreinerIM
🇦🇹AUT·2419
+1 −5 =5
11 games·last met Nov 2018
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vsGert SchniderIM
🇦🇹AUT·2354
+1 −3 =6
10 games·last met Dec 2024
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Rankings
/
Austria
#112
out of 3,405 players
Europe
#4,600
in continent
World
#6,680
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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