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Groetz, Harald
IM🇦🇹FIDE 1605607· Male· Austria· Born in 1978
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Harald Groetz, a 48-year-old Austrian International Master, is rated 2249 and sitting in the top 3% of Austrian players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He has held steady between 2200 and 2250 for 10 months. 55 rated games in the past year (≈48/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2. Bundesliga Ost AUT 2025-2026 Round 10-11, NOE Weinviertler Liga 2025-2026 Round 7-8, and NOE Landesliga 2025-2026 Round 10-11. His peak of 2405 was reached at age 30 (Jul 2008, Austrian #22 at the time).
Awarded IM in 2007 (age 29) and FM in 2002 (age 24).
Current rating
2249
Standard
Rpd2233·Blz—
All-time high
2405
−156 pts below
Jul 2008 · age 30
Jul 2008 · age 30
Activity
48
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
55 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 3%
#94 · Austrian players · of 3,011
Career timeline
21 entries2026
6th Austrian 45-50 player
at age 48 · rated 2249
Apr 2026
2022
Re-crossed 2300
at age 44
Feb 2022
2021
Re-crossed 2300
at age 43
Nov 2021
2020
5th Austrian 40-45 player
at age 42 · rated 2310
Oct 2020
1,000 career games
at age 42
Apr 2020
2016
Re-crossed 2300
at age 38
Dec 2016
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Best comeback
Wiener Vereinsmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Landesliga Round 7-9finished #1 (seeded #34 of 80)
Evolution
-3
2252 → 2249
Tournaments
24
59 games
Score
37/ 5962.7%
31W19D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
20 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #70 | 2421 | +2.1 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #14 | 2001 | -2.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #50 | 2246 | -0.5 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 3/3 | #1 | 2829 | +7.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #41 | 2801 | +2.1 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #15 | 2829 | +2.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1.5/2 | #7 | 2352 | +3.3 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #31 | 2231 | +0.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #55 | 1621 | -2.5 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #35 | 2139 | -0.7 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsErwin RumplFM
🇦🇹AUT·2281
+3 −2 =6
11 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsHannes GanausIM
🇦🇹AUT·2214
+2 −1 =5
8 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsChristian Lovrinovic
🇦🇹AUT·2082
+5 −1 =2
8 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsKlaus NeumeierFM
🇦🇹AUT·2238
+2 −1 =5
8 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsGregor KleiserFM
🇦🇹AUT·2177
+4 −3 =1
8 games·last met May 2015
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Rankings
/
Austria
#94
out of 3,385 players
Europe
#3,997
in continent
World
#5,854
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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