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Smole, Albert
🇦🇹FIDE 1604872· Male· Austria· Born in 1952
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Albert Smole, a 74-year-old Austrian player, is rated 1988. He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 13 months (2010–2011), 13 months (2011–2012) and 42 months (2020–2023, COVID-19 included). Recent standard appearances include Kaerntner Unterliga 2025-2026 Round 9-10, Kaerntner Unterliga 2025-2026 Round 8, and Kaerntner Liga 2025-2026 Round 5-6. Also played 1 rapid event (including Pokal Slovenskih zeleznic 2025 6_10) recently. His peak of 2173 was reached at age 51 (Jul 2003).
Current rating
1988
Standard
Rpd1932·Blz1963
All-time high
2173
−185 pts below
Jul 2003 · age 51
Jul 2003 · age 51
Activity
6
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#29,457
#29,457 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
19 entries2023
7th Austrian 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 2033
Oct 2023
2020
Inactive for 42 months
paused at 2037 → returned at 2033
Mar 2020
2019
15th Austrian 65-70 player
at age 67 · rated 2051
Sep 2019
2014
Best 12-month gain (+38 Elo)
2065 → 2103
May 2014
Re-crossed 2100
at age 62
May 2014
2013
9th Austrian 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 2103
Sep 2013
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-17
2005 → 1988
Tournaments
6
6 games
Score
2/ 633.3%
2W0D4L
Top 2 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #25 | 2729 | +6.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #66 | 1037 | -9.8 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #107 | 1211 | -9.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #88 | 1392 | -5.2 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0/1 | #86 | 1236 | -9.8 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1/1 | #18 | 2870 | +11.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsGerald Waldmann
🇦🇹AUT·2088
+3 −3 =3
9 games·last met Apr 2019
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vsVladimir HrescIM
🇭🇷CRO·2272
+0 −6 =2
8 games·last met Mar 2025
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vsRobert PerhinigFM
🇦🇹AUT·2247
+0 −7 =0
7 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsKonrad Mostoegl
🇦🇹AUT·1894
+4 −3 =0
7 games·last met Nov 2016
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vsWolfgang Zebedin
🇦🇹AUT·2045
+1 −4 =1
6 games·last met Nov 2019
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Rankings
/
Austria
#691
out of 3,405 players
Europe
#21,765
in continent
World
#29,456
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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