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Lux, Herbert
🇦🇹FIDE 1610015· Male· Austria· Born in 1948
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Herbert Lux, a 78-year-old Austrian player, is rated 1772. He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 12 months (2016–2017) and 50 months (2020–2024, COVID-19 included). Recent standard appearances include Obersteirische Liga 2025-2026 Round 3-4, Obersteirische Liga 2025-2026 Round 1-2, and 17. Salzkammergut Schachopen 2025 Group C. His peak of 1862 was reached at age 68 (Jun 2016).
Current rating
1772
Standard
Rpd1914·Blz1827
All-time high
1862
−90 pts below
Jun 2016 · age 68
Jun 2016 · age 68
Activity
3
games / yr avg.
7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#85,197
#85,197 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2025
Best 12-month gain (+109 Elo)
1727 → 1836
Jan 2025
2024
40th Austrian 75-80 player
at age 76 · rated 1835
Dec 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 76
Mar 2024
2020
47th Austrian 70-75 player
at age 72 · rated 1727
Oct 2020
Inactive for 50 months
paused at 1727 → returned at 1835
Mar 2020
2019
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 71
Dec 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-16
1788 → 1772
Tournaments
2
2 games
Score
0/ 20.0%
0W0D2L
Top wins
No standard wins or draws in the last 12 months.
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #38 | 1056 | -8.0 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0/1 | #23 | 1072 | -7.6 |
Rankings
/
Austria
#2,031
out of 3,405 players
Europe
#61,265
in continent
World
#85,195
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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