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Schiestl, Josef
🇦🇹FIDE 1606921· Male· Austria· Born in 1962
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Josef Schiestl, a 64-year-old Austrian player, is rated 2034. He has held steady between 2000 and 2050 for 8 months. 12 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 1. Bundesliga AUT 2025-2026 Round 6-11, Tiroler Landesliga 2025-2026 Round 9, and Tiroler Landesliga 2025-2026 Round 7-8. He took a 14-month break between Apr 2002 and Jul 2003. His peak of 2170 was reached at age 40 (Apr 2002).
Current rating
2034
Standard
Rpd2035·Blz2018
All-time high
2170
−136 pts below
Apr 2002 · age 40
Apr 2002 · age 40
Activity
11
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#22,725
#22,725 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2023
39th Austrian 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 2084
Jan 2023
2022
Re-crossed 2100
at age 60
Jul 2022
2018
36th Austrian 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 2139
Dec 2018
2016
38th Austrian 50-55 player
at age 54 · rated 2144
Dec 2016
2009
100 career games
at age 47
Jul 2009
2008
43rd Austrian 45-50 player
at age 46 · rated 2147
Jul 2008
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-22
2056 → 2034
Tournaments
6
11 games
Score
3/ 1127.3%
1W4D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/2 | #86 | 1590 | -5.0 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #21 | 2294 | +7.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #22 | 1963 | -3.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #17 | 2191 | +9.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/2 | #68 | 1303 | -16.4 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0.5/2 | #44 | 1752 | -14.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsChristian Hengl
🇦🇹AUT·2162
+2 −2 =4
8 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsWerner DuerFM
🇦🇹AUT·2173
+1 −3 =4
8 games·last met Jan 2025
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vsWilfried Hoellrigl
🇦🇹AUT·2054
+1 −4 =2
7 games·last met Feb 2025
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vsAndreas Jedinger
🇦🇹AUT·2050
+4 −2 =1
7 games·last met Jan 2024
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vsGeorg FuchsFM
🇦🇹AUT·2144
+1 −5 =1
7 games·last met Jan 2023
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Rankings
/
Austria
#512
out of 3,405 players
Europe
#16,726
in continent
World
#22,725
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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