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Ager, Josef
🇦🇹FIDE 1607138· Male· Austria· Born in 1939
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Josef Ager, a 87-year-old Austrian player, is rated 2054 and sitting in the top 9% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2050 and 2100 for 7 months. 35 rated games in the past year (≈29/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2. Bundesliga West AUT 2025-2026 Round 9-11, Salzburger Landesliga A 2025-2026 Round 8-9, and Salzburger Landesliga A 2025-2026 Round 7. Also played 3 rapid (including 1. Maasch & Kirsch Schachfestival 2026 Schnellschachturnier) and 2 blitz events (including 52. Salzburger Blitz-Einzel Landesmeisterschaft 2025) recently. His peak of 2248 was reached at age 62 (Jul 2001).
Current rating
2054
Standard
Rpd2075·Blz2022
All-time high
2248
−194 pts below
Jul 2001 · age 62
Jul 2001 · age 62
Activity
35
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
35 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 9%
#20,299 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
18 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+73 Elo)
1974 → 2047
Sep 2024
2023
Re-crossed 2000
at age 84
Nov 2023
2020
16th 80+ player worldwide
at age 81 · rated 2156
Oct 2020
2019
57th 75-80 player worldwide
at age 80 · rated 2155
Dec 2019
2017
500 career games
at age 78
Sep 2017
2016
8-month rising streak
+81 Elo
Jun 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+6
2048 → 2054
Tournaments
11
35 games
Score
19/ 3554.3%
14W10D11L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/3 | #64 | 1701 | -25.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 2/2 | #1 | 2705 | +11.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #39 | 2051 | -1.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1.5/3 | #22 | 2066 | +0.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3/4 | #14 | 2262 | +18.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 2/2 | #3 | 3004 | +29.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #81 | 1221 | -10.2 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0.5/1 | #46 | 1955 | -1.6 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5/8 | #56 | 2055 | +7.2 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0/1 | #45 | 1196 | -11.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsNurija Hasanovic
🇧🇦BIH·1952
+2 −4 =1
7 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsMatthias Burschowsky
🇦🇹AUT·2207
+0 −1 =5
6 games·last met Mar 2018
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vsGeorg FuchsFM
🇦🇹AUT·2144
+1 −4 =0
5 games·last met Nov 2025
View head-to-head →
vsGerhard Spiesberger
🇦🇹AUT·1981
+3 −1 =1
5 games·last met Oct 2025
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Rankings
/
Austria
#448
out of 3,405 players
Europe
#14,890
in continent
World
#20,299
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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