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Pilaj, Herwig

IM🇦🇹

FIDEFIDE 1604040· Male· Austria· Born in 1981

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Herwig Pilaj, a 45-year-old Austrian International Master, is rated 2318 and sitting in the top 2% of Austrian players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He plays occasionally (3 games in the last 12 months) and took a 15-month break between May 2011 and Sep 2012. Recent standard appearances include Steirische Landesliga 2025-2026 Round 6, Steirische Landesliga 2025-2026 Round 2, and Steirische Landesliga 2025-2026 Round 1. Also played 1 rapid event (including European Rapid Chess Championship 2025) recently. His peak of 2431 was reached at age 23 (Oct 2004); he also reached Austrian #11 in Apr 2005.

Awarded IM in 2005 (age 24) and FM in 2001 (age 20). At junior level, he reached #3 nationally in U20.

Current rating

2318

Standard

Rpd2304·Blz—

All-time high

2431

−113 pts below
Oct 2004 · age 23

Activity

7

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

3 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

Top 2%

#53 · Austrian players · of 3,043

Career timeline

16 entries
2025
3rd Austrian 40-45 player
at age 44 · rated 2322
Oct 2025
2013
500 career games
at age 32
May 2013
2011
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 2362 → returned at 2345
May 2011
2005
Peak Austrian rank: #11
at age 24 · rated 2426
Apr 2005
IM title awardedIM
at age 24 · 75th FIDE Congress 2004
Jan 2005
2004
All-time peak 2431
at age 23 · −113 from today
Oct 2004

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Valentin BaidetskyiIM 2,483
Steirische Landesliga 2025-2026 Round 1 · Sep 2025 · +2.2 Elo
Evolution
-2
2320 → 2318
Tournaments
3
3 games
Score
1/ 333.3%
0W2D1L

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Steirische Landesliga 2025-2026 Round 6
Team
Jan 20260.5/1#492273-0.6
Steirische Landesliga 2025-2026 Round 2
Team
Oct 20250/1#901685-2.8
Steirische Landesliga 2025-2026 Round 1
Team
Sep 20250.5/1#632483+2.2

Most-Played Opponents

vsFlorian PoetzIM
🇦🇹AUT·2393
+2 −2 =6
10 games·last met Jan 2023
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vsMario SchachingerIM
🇦🇹AUT·2371
+1 −3 =6
10 games·last met Nov 2018
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vsGert SchniderIM
🇦🇹AUT·2354
+2 −2 =5
9 games·last met Oct 2022
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vsRobert KreislIM
🇦🇹AUT·2265
+0 −0 =9
9 games·last met Nov 2017
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vsAndreas DiermairGM
🇦🇹AUT·2441
+0 −1 =5
6 games·last met Dec 2017
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Rankings

/
Austria
#53
out of 3,405 players
Europe
#2,326
in continent
World
#3,526
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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World
Austria
1
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2
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3
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2,563
4
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2,548
5
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2,544
6
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2,507
7
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2,499
8
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2,496
9
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2,495
10
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2,457
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53🇦🇹Pilaj, Herwig2,318
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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2,767
3
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2,764
4
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2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
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2326🇦🇹Pilaj, Herwig2,318
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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3526🇦🇹Pilaj, Herwig2,318