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Penz, Harald
FM🇦🇹FIDE 1606930· Male· Austria· Born in 1963
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Harald Penz, a 63-year-old Austrian FIDE Master, is rated 2215 and sitting in the top 4% of Austrian players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He has slipped back 37 Elo over the past 12 months. 26 rated games in the past year (≈15/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Wiener Vereinsmeisterschaft 2025-2026 A-Liga Round 11, Wiener Vereinsmeisterschaft 2025-2026 A-Liga Round 9-10, and 2. Bundesliga Ost AUT 2025-2026 Round 10-11. He took a 55-month break between Apr 2020 and Dec 2024 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 2392 was reached at age 38 (Jan 2001, Austrian #15 at the time).
Awarded FM in 2001 (age 38).
Current rating
2215
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2392
−177 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 38
Jan 2001 · age 38
Activity
13
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
26 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#125 · Austrian players · of 3,011
Career timeline
16 entries2024
2nd Austrian 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 2261
Dec 2024
2020
Inactive for 55 months
paused at 2267 → returned at 2261
Apr 2020
2019
8th Austrian 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 2298
Jan 2019
2014
5th Austrian 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 2334
Dec 2014
2012
7th Austrian 45-50 player
at age 49 · rated 2349
Mar 2012
2008
100 career games
at age 45
Jul 2008
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-37
2252 → 2215
Tournaments
16
26 games
Score
10.5/ 2640.4%
6W9D11L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
16 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #31 | 2801 | +2.9 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #96 | 1448 | -5.5 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/2 | #64 | 1914 | -5.7 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/3 | #95 | 1928 | -11.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/2 | #55 | 2031 | -5.7 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #54 | 2200 | 0.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #127 | 1323 | -6.7 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 2/2 | #7 | 2921 | +7.1 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #49 | 1685 | -1.9 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #80 | 2106 | -1.9 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsPeter SadilekFM
🇦🇹AUT·2317
+3 −5 =2
10 games·last met Oct 2025
View head-to-head →
vsGerhard SchrollIM
🇦🇹AUT·2171
+1 −3 =5
9 games·last met Apr 2018
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vsHannes GanausIM
🇦🇹AUT·2214
+0 −2 =6
8 games·last met Mar 2025
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vsReinhard LendwaiIM
🇦🇹AUT·2368
+0 −2 =6
8 games·last met Feb 2020
View head-to-head →
vsHarald PingitzerFM
🇦🇹AUT·2218
+0 −0 =7
7 games·last met Nov 2017
View head-to-head →
Rankings
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Austria
#125
out of 3,385 players
Europe
#5,139
in continent
World
#7,380
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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