Format
GK
Gneiss, Karl
🇦🇹FIDE 1605844· Male· Austria· Born in 1944
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Karl Gneiss, a 82-year-old Austrian player, is rated 1999. He has fluctuated between 1991 and 2041 over the past 2 years. 46 rated games in the past year (≈15/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include OOE Landesliga Oberoesterreich 2025-2026 Round 11, OOE Landesliga Oberoesterreich 2025-2026 Round 9-10, and OOE Landesliga Oberoesterreich 2025-2026 Round 7-8. Also played 2 rapid events (including Austrian Rapid Championship 2025) recently. He took a 14-month break between Oct 2005 and Jan 2007. His peak of 2183 was reached at age 72 (Apr 2016).
Current rating
1999
Standard
Rpd1997·Blz2159
All-time high
2183
−184 pts below
Apr 2016 · age 72
Apr 2016 · age 72
Activity
27
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
41 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#27,679
#27,679 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
20 entries2025
85th 80+ player worldwide
at age 81 · rated 2041
Jul 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2000
at age 80
Dec 2024
Re-crossed 2000
at age 80
Sep 2024
2022
75th 75-80 player worldwide
at age 78 · rated 2125
Apr 2022
2020
Best 12-month gain (+58 Elo)
2078 → 2136
Feb 2020
2019
Re-crossed 2100
at age 75
Oct 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-42
2041 → 1999
Tournaments
13
35 games
Score
18/ 3551.4%
14W8D13L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
13 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 3.5/6 | #63 | 1930 | -35.4 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #3 | 2733 | +6.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #68 | 2224 | +4.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #19 | 1999 | -4.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #87 | 1281 | -9.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #14 | 2911 | +12.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #31 | 2024 | -0.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #63 | 1455 | -4.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #52 | 1224 | -9.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #21 | 2680 | +5.8 |
Rankings
/
Austria
#655
out of 3,405 players
Europe
#20,453
in continent
World
#27,679
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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