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Spirk, Stefan
🇦🇹FIDE 1608800· Male· Austria· Born in 1981
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Stefan Spirk, a 45-year-old Austrian player, is rated 2127 — just 15 short of his peak of 2142 (Jul 2003, age 22) and sitting in the top 6% of players worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +30 Elo over the past 12 months. 18 rated games in the past year (≈5/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Steirische Landesliga 2025-2026 Round 10-11, Steirische Landesliga 2025-2026 Round 8-9, and Steirische Landesliga 2025-2026 Round 7. He took a 138-month break between May 2010 and Dec 2021.
At junior level, he reached #13 nationally in U20.
Current rating
2127
Standard
Rpd—·Blz2033
All-time high
2142
−15 pts below
Jul 2003 · age 22
Jul 2003 · age 22
Activity
11
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 6%
#13,044 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
16 entries2026
26th Austrian 40-45 player
at age 45 · rated 2117
May 2026
Re-crossed 2100
at age 45
Jan 2026
2024
100 career games
at age 43
Apr 2024
2023
Re-crossed 2100
at age 42
Nov 2023
Re-crossed 2100
at age 42
Feb 2023
2021
29th Austrian 35-40 player
at age 40 · rated 2126
Dec 2021
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Best result
30. Internationales Raiffeisen Schach-Open Ratten - A Turnierperf 2184 (+57) · 3.5/5 · #5
Evolution
+38
2089 → 2127
Tournaments
8
13 games
Score
8.5/ 1365.4%
6W5D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 3.5/5 | #5 | 2184 | +9.8 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/2 | #39 | 2234 | +6.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #58 | 2160 | +1.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #29 | 2262 | +4.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #51 | 2092 | -0.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #14 | 2887 | +9.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #86 | 1984 | -3.0 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1/1 | #2 | 2830 | +8.4 |
Hot streak: 4 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
Austria
#264
out of 3,405 players
Europe
#9,425
in continent
World
#13,044
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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