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Riemelmoser, Franz
FM🇦🇹FIDE 1607545· Male· Austria· Born in 1968
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Franz Riemelmoser, a 58-year-old Austrian FIDE Master, is rated 2291 and sitting in the top 2% of Austrian players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +39 Elo over the past 12 months. 23 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2. Bundesliga Mitte AUT 2025-2026 Round 9-11, Kaerntner Liga 2025-2026 Round 11, and 2. Bundesliga Mitte AUT 2025-2026 Round 6-8. Also played 1 rapid event (including 4. Erich Schwarz - Gedenkturnier 2026) recently. He took a 38-month break between Jul 2004 and Oct 2007. His peak of 2359 was reached at age 49 (Apr 2017, Austrian #39 at the time).
Awarded FM in 2002 (age 34).
Current rating
2291
Standard
Rpd2199·Blz—
All-time high
2359
−68 pts below
Apr 2017 · age 49
Apr 2017 · age 49
Activity
26
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
23 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 2%
#65 · Austrian players · of 3,043
Career timeline
19 entries2026
10th Austrian 55-60 player
at age 58 · rated 2291
May 2026
2019
17th Austrian 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 2293
Jan 2019
2017
7th Austrian 45-50 player
at age 49 · rated 2359
Jul 2017
Peak Austrian rank: #39
at age 49 · rated 2359
May 2017
All-time peak 2359
at age 49 · −68 from today
Apr 2017
7-month rising streak
+45 Elo
Apr 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+39
2252 → 2291
Tournaments
11
23 games
Score
15.5/ 2367.4%
12W7D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 2/3 | #18 | 2415 | +10.8 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #33 | 2131 | -4.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/3 | #36 | 2234 | -3.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1.5/2 | #14 | 2477 | +10.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #25 | 2882 | +5.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #19 | 3120 | +11.8 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #36 | 2851 | +4.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 2/2 | #8 | 2938 | +14.6 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0.5/3 | #64 | 2034 | -15.2 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0/1 | #77 | 1272 | -14.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsVladimir HrescIM
🇭🇷CRO·2272
+4 −3 =2
9 games·last met Mar 2026
View head-to-head →
vsZan TomaziniIM
🇸🇮SLO·2318
+3 −1 =1
5 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsGuido KaspretFM
🇦🇹AUT·2216
+0 −0 =5
5 games·last met Apr 2025
View head-to-head →
vsKurt PetscharFM
🇦🇹AUT·2164
+1 −3 =1
5 games·last met May 2023
View head-to-head →
Rankings
/
Austria
#65
out of 3,405 players
Europe
#2,942
in continent
World
#4,394
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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