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Wohlfahrt, Herbert
FM🇦🇹FIDE 1601946· Male· Austria· Born in 1973
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Herbert Wohlfahrt, a 53-year-old Austrian FIDE Master, is rated 2295 and sitting in the top 2% of Austrian players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He has slipped back 70 Elo over the past 12 months. 45 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Tiroler Landesliga 2025-2026 Round 9, Tiroler Landesliga 2025-2026 Round 7-8, and 2. Bundesliga West AUT 2025-2026 Round 9-11. Also played 4 rapid (including Grand Prix PlusCity - Rapid Tournament 2025) and 6 blitz events (including Grand Prix PlusCity - Blitz Tournament 2025) recently. He took a 203-month break between Oct 2001 and Oct 2018. His peak of 2365 was reached at age 52 (May 2025, Austrian #37 at the time).
Awarded FM in 2021 (age 48). Earned a IM norm at 5. Internationales Chess Festival Innsbruck Open A 2021.
Current rating
2295
Standard
Rpd2228·Blz2317
All-time high
2365
−70 pts below
May 2025 · age 52
May 2025 · age 52
Activity
33
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
45 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 2%
#63 · Austrian players · of 3,011
Career timeline
15 entries2025
Peak Austrian rank: #37
at age 52 · rated 2365
May 2025
4th Austrian 50-55 player
at age 52 · rated 2365
May 2025
All-time peak 2365
at age 52 · −70 from today
May 2025
6-month rising streak
+40 Elo
May 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2300
at age 51
Jan 2024
2023
5th Austrian 45-50 player
at age 50 · rated 2329
Aug 2023
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-67
2362 → 2295
Tournaments
12
44 games
Score
29/ 4465.9%
21W16D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
12 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #8 | 2638 | +1.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #29 | 2206 | -6.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/2 | #74 | 1384 | -26.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/2 | #42 | 2073 | -14.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 3/3 | #1 | 2886 | +13.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5/7 | #4 | 2267 | -8.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1.5/2 | #8 | 2307 | -1.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 2/2 | #8 | 2790 | +4.4 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 2.5/3 | #2 | 2415 | +6.8 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/2 | #26 | 2251 | -3.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJohannes LerchFM
🇦🇹AUT·2220
+7 −1 =8
16 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsPhilip Hengl
🇦🇹AUT·2158
+7 −2 =1
10 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsSiegfried NeuschmiedFM
🇦🇹AUT·2209
+5 −2 =2
9 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsArthur KruckenhauserFM
🇦🇹AUT·2374
+3 −3 =3
9 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsFabian PlatzgummerIM
🇦🇹AUT·2258
+0 −1 =8
9 games·last met Sep 2025
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Rankings
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Austria
#63
out of 3,385 players
Europe
#2,843
in continent
World
#4,265
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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