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Hager, Herbert
🇦🇹FIDE 1606832· Male· Austria· Born in 1961
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Herbert Hager, a 65-year-old Austrian player, is rated 2045 and sitting in the top 10% of players worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2009 and 2066 over the past 2 years. 39 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include OOE Landesliga Ost 2025-2026 Round 11, OOE Landesliga Ost 2025-2026 Round 9-10, and OOE Landesliga Ost 2025-2026 Round 7-8. Also played 1 rapid (including Schach im Turm - Suedbahnhotel am Semmering - Gruppe A) and 1 blitz events (including 17. Salzkammergut Schachopen 2025 (Meisterblitzturnier mit FIDE-Elowertung)) recently. He had 4 career breaks: 14 months (2005–2007), 21 months (2008–2009), 146 months (2009–2022) and 15 months (2022–2023). His peak of 2159 was reached at age 42 (Oct 2003).
Current rating
2045
Standard
Rpd2024·Blz2002
All-time high
2159
−114 pts below
Oct 2003 · age 42
Oct 2003 · age 42
Activity
32
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
34 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 10%
#21,359 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2026
Best 12-month gain (+42 Elo)
2023 → 2065
Jan 2026
2023
100 career games
at age 62
Jun 2023
2022
40th Austrian 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 2075
Apr 2022
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 2075 → returned at 2063
Feb 2022
2009
Inactive for 146 months
paused at 2117 → returned at 2075
Nov 2009
2008
45th Austrian 45-50 player
at age 47 · rated 2129
Oct 2008
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+9
2036 → 2045
Tournaments
11
29 games
Score
19/ 2965.5%
13W12D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3/5 | #12 | 1979 | -6.6 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #22 | 2922 | +13.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #29 | 1877 | -7.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #37 | 1863 | -11.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #26 | 2687 | +4.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3/6 | #38 | 1985 | -11.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #3 | 2774 | +7.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/2 | #26 | 1925 | -7.8 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 6/7 | #1 | 2268 | +35.6 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0.5/1 | #30 | 1948 | -2.4 |
Rankings
/
Austria
#477
out of 3,405 players
Europe
#15,690
in continent
World
#21,359
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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