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Kranz, Armin
🇦🇹FIDE 1605801· Male· Austria· Born in 1966
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Armin Kranz, a 60-year-old Austrian player, is rated 2059 and sitting in the top 9% of players worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +20 Elo over the past 12 months. 20 rated games in the past year (≈18/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2. Bundesliga West AUT 2025-2026 Round 9-11, Vorarlberger Landesliga 2025-2026 Round 10-11, and Vorarlberger Landesliga 2025-2026 Round 8-9. Also played 1 rapid event (including 2. Int. Sonnenberger Schnellschach Open 2025) recently. His peak of 2200 was reached at age 35 (Jan 2001).
Current rating
2059
Standard
Rpd2000·Blz2070
All-time high
2200
−141 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 35
Jan 2001 · age 35
Activity
20
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
20 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 9%
#19,702 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
17 entries2022
32nd Austrian 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 2135
Jun 2022
2020
58th Austrian 50-55 player
at age 54 · rated 2119
Oct 2020
Best 12-month gain (+75 Elo)
2044 → 2119
Mar 2020
7-month rising streak
+70 Elo
Mar 2020
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 2119 → returned at 2120
Mar 2020
Re-crossed 2100
at age 54
Feb 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+20
2039 → 2059
Tournaments
11
20 games
Score
10/ 2050.0%
8W4D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/3 | #30 | 2233 | +13.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #30 | 1958 | -6.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #37 | 2148 | +6.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/2 | #77 | 1321 | -14.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #17 | 2761 | +8.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #57 | 1277 | -9.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/2 | #34 | 2157 | +2.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/2 | #90 | 1253 | -21.6 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 2/2 | #13 | 2764 | +16.4 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 2/2 | #3 | 2887 | +22.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsSimon Heinrici
🇦🇹AUT·2048
+1 −3 =3
7 games·last met Dec 2024
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vsBenno Barthelmann
🇩🇪GER·1964
+3 −0 =4
7 games·last met Oct 2017
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vsPeter Mittelberger
🇦🇹AUT·2122
+2 −2 =2
6 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsBernhard Hehle
🇦🇹AUT·1898
+3 −0 =3
6 games·last met Oct 2023
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vsEmilian Hofer
🇦🇹AUT·2225
+3 −1 =2
6 games·last met Oct 2022
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Rankings
/
Austria
#430
out of 3,405 players
Europe
#14,440
in continent
World
#19,702
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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