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RG
Riess, Gerhard
🇦🇹FIDE 1604830· Male· Austria· Born in 1966
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Gerhard Riess, a 60-year-old Austrian player, is rated 1921. He has fluctuated between 1867 and 1941 over the past 2 years. 21 rated games in the past year (≈7/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include NOE Landesliga 2025-2026 Round 10-11, Offene Wiener Seniorenlandesmeisterschaft 2026, and NOE Landesliga 2025-2026 Round 8-9. He had 4 career breaks: 23 months (2003–2005), 14 months (2005–2006), 82 months (2006–2013) and 13 months (2016–2017). His peak of 2046 was reached at age 35 (Jul 2001).
Current rating
1921
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2046
−125 pts below
Jul 2001 · age 35
Jul 2001 · age 35
Activity
22
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
21 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#43,000
#43,000 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2025
Best 12-month gain (+79 Elo)
1793 → 1872
Feb 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 58
Mar 2024
2020
100 career games
at age 54
Nov 2020
2016
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 1893 → returned at 1891
Sep 2016
2015
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 49
Jun 2015
Re-crossed 2000
at age 49
May 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-20
1941 → 1921
Tournaments
6
21 games
Score
11/ 2152.4%
10W2D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #17 | 2577 | +5.4 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3.5/6 | #9 | 1981 | +8.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #18 | 2616 | +7.6 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0/1 | #92 | 1414 | -3.4 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3.5/7 | #24 | 1873 | -13.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2/5 | #34 | 1756 | -24.6 |
Rankings
/
Austria
#1,019
out of 3,405 players
Europe
#31,749
in continent
World
#42,999
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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