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Stanec, Nikolaus
GM🇦🇹FIDE 1601776· Male· Austria· Born in 1968
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Nikolaus Stanec, a 58-year-old Austrian Grandmaster, is rated 2452 and ranked 11th among Austrian players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has slipped back 36 Elo over the past 12 months. 107 rated games in the past year (≈58/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Austria Open 2026 Herbert Titz Gedenkturnier, 2. Bundesliga Ost AUT 2025-2026 Round 10-11, and Wiener Vereinsmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Landesliga Round 7-9. His peak of 2568 was reached at age 37 (Oct 2005); he also reached World #221 in Jul 2003 and spent 61 months in Austrian top 3, with a longest streak of 3 consecutive years.
Awarded GM in 2004 (age 36) and IM in 2001 (age 33).
Current rating
2452
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2568
−116 pts below
Oct 2005 · age 37
Oct 2005 · age 37
Activity
98
games / yr avg. · ≈8/mo
110 past 12 mo · ≈9/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#11
#11 · Austrian players · of 3,043
61 months in National top 3 (2001–2013)
61 months in National top 3 (2001–2013)
Career timeline
20 entries2024
18th 55-60 player worldwide
at age 56 · rated 2491
Sep 2024
2020
Best 12-month gain (+58 Elo)
2471 → 2529
Jan 2020
6-month rising streak
+46 Elo
Jan 2020
2019
23rd 50-55 player worldwide
at age 51 · rated 2525
Dec 2019
1,000 career games
at age 51
Dec 2019
Re-crossed 2500
at age 51
Oct 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-23
2475 → 2452
Tournaments
27
105 games
Score
79.5/ 10575.7%
59W41D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
20 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 4/5 | #3 | 2455 | +3.1 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/5 | #1 | 2882 | +6.1 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 6.5/7 | #1 | 2565 | +9.7 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/2 | #5 | 2562 | +2.7 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1.5/3 | #27 | 2337 | -4.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #23 | 2387 | -2.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #38 | 2210 | -2.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #11 | 2808 | +0.8 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5.5/6 | #1 | 2363 | +0.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #34 | 2421 | -0.1 |
Hot streak: 4 tournaments without losing Elo.
Most-Played Opponents
vsGeorg KilgusIM
🇦🇹AUT·2344
+3 −1 =22
26 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsSiegfried BaumeggerIM
🇦🇹AUT·2350
+3 −3 =12
18 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsJoachim WallnerFM
🇦🇹AUT·2251
+15 −0 =2
17 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsJohannes SteindlFM
🇦🇹AUT·2298
+13 −0 =3
16 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsErnst WeinzettlIM
🇦🇹AUT
+5 −1 =10
16 games·last met Oct 2020
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Rankings
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Austria
#11
out of 3,405 players
Europe
#601
in continent
World
#995
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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