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Steiner, Karl
🇦🇹FIDE 1609092· Male· Austria· Born in 1968
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Karl Steiner, a 58-year-old Austrian player, is rated 1974. He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months) and had 8 career breaks: 23 months (2003–2005), 23 months (2005–2007), 23 months (2007–2009), 15 months (2009–2011), 17 months (2011–2013), 12 months (2015–2016), 23 months (2017–2019) and 78 months (2019–2025). Recent appearance: NRW-Klasse Gruppe 2 2025-2026 Maerz 2026. His peak of 2123 was reached at age 35 (Apr 2003).
Current rating
1974
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2123
−149 pts below
Apr 2003 · age 35
Apr 2003 · age 35
Activity
2
games / yr avg.
6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#31,874
#31,874 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
18 entries2026
96th Austrian 55-60 player
at age 58 · rated 1987
Jan 2026
2019
Inactive for 78 months
paused at 1969 → returned at 1984
May 2019
2017
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 2003 → returned at 1971
Mar 2017
2015
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 2014 → returned at 2000
May 2015
100 career games
at age 47
May 2015
2011
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 2090 → returned at 2068
Sep 2011
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-7
1981 → 1974
Tournaments
5
6 games
Score
1.5/ 625.0%
0W3D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #50 | 2113 | +3.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/2 | #81 | 1325 | -12.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #63 | 1401 | -4.6 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #33 | 2088 | +2.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #41 | 2094 | +3.0 |
Rankings
/
Austria
#738
out of 3,405 players
Europe
#23,562
in continent
World
#31,873
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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