Format
RF
Ranits, Franz
🇦🇹FIDE 1605810· Male· Austria· Born in 1958
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Franz Ranits, a 68-year-old Austrian player, is rated 2105 and sitting in the top 7% of players worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +23 Elo over the past 12 months. 10 rated games in the past year (≈15/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Burgenland 2. Landesliga A 2025-2025 Round 10, Burgenland 2. Landesliga A 2025-2025 Round 8-9, and Burgenland 2. Landesliga A 2025-2025 Round 7. He took a 12-month break between May 2012 and Jun 2013. His peak of 2287 was reached at age 55 (Oct 2013); he also reached Austrian #83 in Jul 2013.
Current rating
2105
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2287
−182 pts below
Oct 2013 · age 55
Oct 2013 · age 55
Activity
10
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 7%
#14,953 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
17 entries2026
Re-crossed 2100
at age 68
Apr 2026
2024
8th Austrian 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 2128
Feb 2024
2019
9th Austrian 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 2183
Aug 2019
2014
3rd Austrian 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 2275
Jan 2014
2013
10th Austrian 50-55 player
at age 55 · rated 2287
Nov 2013
All-time peak 2287
at age 55 · −182 from today
Oct 2013
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+23
2082 → 2105
Tournaments
7
10 games
Score
6/ 1060.0%
3W6D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #8 | 2652 | +3.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #10 | 2384 | +14.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #4 | 2827 | +8.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #7 | 2715 | +6.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #13 | 1944 | -4.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/2 | #24 | 2076 | -1.2 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/2 | #10 | 2006 | -4.2 |
Hot streak: 4 tournaments without losing Elo.
Most-Played Opponents
vsAndreas BachofnerFM
🇦🇹AUT·2101
+2 −0 =7
9 games·last met Oct 2021
View head-to-head →
vsHelmut KummerIM
🇦🇹AUT·2157
+0 −3 =5
8 games·last met Mar 2022
View head-to-head →
vsJan Hartl
🇸🇰SVK·2016
+2 −2 =2
6 games·last met Feb 2026
View head-to-head →
vsFranz PlankFM
🇦🇹AUT·2168
+0 −1 =4
5 games·last met Apr 2010
View head-to-head →
Rankings
/
Austria
#313
out of 3,405 players
Europe
#10,849
in continent
World
#14,953
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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