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Stanec, Nikolaus

GM🇦🇹

FIDEFIDE 1601776· Male· Austria· Born in 1968

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Nikolaus Stanec, a 58-year-old Austrian Grandmaster, is rated 2443 and ranked 13th among Austrian players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has slipped back 36 Elo over the past 12 months. 100 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

2443

Standard

Rpd·Blz

All-time high

2568

125 pts below
Oct 2005 · age 37

Activity

99

games / yr avg. · ≈8/mo

100 past 12 mo · ≈8/mo
classical only
Very active

Signature stat

#13

#13 · Austrian players · of 3,011
61 months in National top 3 (2001–2013)

Career timeline

20 entries
2024
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

Activity & highlights

Best result
Austria Open 2026 Herbert Titz Gedenkturnier
perf 2565 (+122) · 6.5/7 · #1
Top opponent
Evolution
-36
24792443
Tournaments
26
110 games
Score
74.5/ 11067.7%
62W43D5L

Last 12 months — tournaments

20 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Open Swiss
Mar 20266.5/7#12565+9.7
Team
Mar 20261.5/2#52562+2.7
Team
Feb 20261.5/3#272337-4.0
Team
Feb 20261/2#232387-2.4
Team
Feb 20260.5/1#382210-2.8
Team
Feb 20261/1#112808+0.8
Swiss
Feb 20265.5/6#12363+0.2
Team
Jan 20261/2#342421-0.1
Team
Jan 20261/1#92761+0.8
Team
Jan 20261/1#82791+0.8
Worst Elo result: Wiener Landesmeisterschaft 2025 Gruppe A (-16.3 Elo, finished #5).

Most-Played Opponents

Rankings

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Austria
#13
out of 3,385 players
Europe
#673
in continent
World
#1,099
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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3
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4
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5
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2,544
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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13🇦🇹Stanec, Nikolaus2,443
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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3
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3
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2,759
5
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2,739
6
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7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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10
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2,708
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673🇦🇹Stanec, Nikolaus2,443
World
1
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2,840
2
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3
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6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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10
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1099🇦🇹Stanec, Nikolaus2,443