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Bezler, Rainer
🇦🇹FIDE 1606360· Male· Austria· Born in 1969
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Rainer Bezler, a 57-year-old Austrian player, is rated 2135 and sitting in the top 6% of players worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2135 and 2166 over the past 2 years. 13 rated games in the past year (≈20/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Vorarlberger Landesliga 2025-2026 Round 10-11, Vorarlberger Landesliga 2025-2026 Round 8-9, and Vorarlberger Landesliga 2025-2026 Round 7. He took a 14-month break between Apr 2002 and Jul 2003. His peak of 2292 was reached at age 40 (Jul 2009, Austrian #78 at the time).
Current rating
2135
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2292
−157 pts below
Jul 2009 · age 40
Jul 2009 · age 40
Activity
11
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
12 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 6%
#12,405 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
19 entries2025
29th Austrian 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 2159
Nov 2025
500 career games
at age 56
Jun 2025
2023
18th Austrian 50-55 player
at age 54 · rated 2250
Apr 2023
2020
Re-crossed 2200
at age 51
Dec 2020
2019
6-month rising streak
+53 Elo
Jun 2019
Re-crossed 2200
at age 50
Mar 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-13
2148 → 2135
Tournaments
6
12 games
Score
6.5/ 1254.2%
5W3D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 3.5/6 | #59 | 2011 | -16.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/2 | #59 | 2020 | -7.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #58 | 2134 | -1.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #70 | 1406 | -6.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #5 | 2859 | +7.2 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #37 | 3000 | +11.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsPeter Mittelberger
🇦🇹AUT·2122
+1 −0 =7
8 games·last met Mar 2024
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vsGuntram GaertnerIM
🇦🇹AUT·2248
+0 −1 =6
7 games·last met Sep 2023
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vsAlexander SchmidlechnerFM
🇦🇹AUT·2156
+3 −1 =3
7 games·last met Oct 2019
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vsGeorg FroewisIM
🇦🇹AUT·2379
+1 −3 =2
6 games·last met Oct 2016
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vsGuenter AmannFM
🇦🇹AUT·2280
+1 −2 =2
5 games·last met Dec 2015
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Rankings
/
Austria
#247
out of 3,405 players
Europe
#8,942
in continent
World
#12,405
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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