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Kastner, Walter

FM🇦🇹

FIDEFIDE 1602500· Male· Austria· Born in 1961

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Walter Kastner, a 65-year-old Austrian FIDE Master, is rated 2190 and sitting in the top 5% of Austrian players, and in the top 4% worldwide. He plays occasionally (1 game in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 15 months (2011–2012), 16 months (2021–2023) and 20 months (2024–2026). Recent appearance: Steirische Landesliga 2025-2026 Round 6. Also played 1 rapid event (including Grand Prix PlusCity - Open Austrian Team Rapid Championship 2025) recently. His peak of 2311 was reached at age 40 (Jan 2001, Austrian #69 at the time).

Awarded FM in 2001 (age 40).

Current rating

2190

Standard

Rpd2051·Blz2085

All-time high

2311

−121 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 40

Activity

1

games / yr avg.

1 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

Top 5%

#154 · Austrian players · of 3,043

Career timeline

20 entries
2024
Inactive for 20 months
paused at 2201 → returned at 2190
May 2024
2023
9th Austrian 60-65 player
at age 62 · rated 2207
Sep 2023
Re-crossed 2200
at age 62
May 2023
2021
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 2181 → returned at 2184
Nov 2021
2018
Best 12-month gain (+59 Elo)
2164 → 2223
Dec 2018
13th Austrian 55-60 player
at age 57 · rated 2231
Nov 2018

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Evolution
-11
2201 → 2190
Tournaments
1
1 games
Score
0/ 10.0%
0W0D1L
Top wins
No standard wins or draws in the last 12 months.

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Steirische Landesliga 2025-2026 Round 6
Team
Jan 20260/1#781376-10.6

Most-Played Opponents

vsThomas Manhardt
🇦🇹AUT·2132
+4 −0 =3
7 games·last met Feb 2020
View head-to-head →
vsAndreas DiermairGM
🇦🇹AUT·2441
+0 −4 =2
6 games·last met Aug 2019
View head-to-head →
vsFred WegererFM
🇦🇹AUT·2095
+2 −0 =3
5 games·last met Mar 2023
View head-to-head →
vsHorst WatzkaFM
🇦🇹AUT·2103
+1 −2 =2
5 games·last met Jan 2019
View head-to-head →
vsGernot SpindelboeckFM
🇦🇹AUT·2220
+2 −0 =3
5 games·last met Dec 2018
View head-to-head →

Rankings

/
Austria
#154
out of 3,405 players
Europe
#6,141
in continent
World
#8,730
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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