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Koban, Markus
🇦🇹FIDE 1610104· Male· Austria· Born in 1977
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Markus Koban, a 49-year-old Austrian player, is rated 1907. He has fluctuated between 1846 and 1979 over the past 2 years. 36 rated games in the past year (≈22/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Steirische Landesliga 2025-2026 Round 10-11, Kaerntner Liga 2025-2026 Round 9-10, and Steirische Landesliga 2025-2026 Round 8-9. Also played 1 rapid event (including 4. Erich Schwarz - Gedenkturnier 2026) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 23 months (2002–2004), 49 months (2008–2012) and 29 months (2017–2019). His peak of 2049 was reached at age 25 (Oct 2002).
Current rating
1907
Standard
Rpd1915·Blz1896
All-time high
2049
−142 pts below
Oct 2002 · age 25
Oct 2002 · age 25
Activity
49
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
33 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#46,408
#46,408 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2025
500 career games
at age 48
Nov 2025
2024
56th Austrian 45-50 player
at age 47 · rated 1979
Oct 2024
2022
Best 12-month gain (+157 Elo)
1804 → 1961
Oct 2022
56th Austrian 40-45 player
at age 45 · rated 1961
Sep 2022
2017
Inactive for 29 months
paused at 1931 → returned at 1911
May 2017
2014
100 career games
at age 37
Nov 2014
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+7
1900 → 1907
Tournaments
15
29 games
Score
13.5/ 2946.6%
8W11D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
15 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4.5/5 | #2 | 2106 | +18.4 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/2 | #45 | 2098 | +11.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1.5/2 | #9 | 2098 | +12.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #112 | 1328 | -3.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #46 | 1997 | +3.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #50 | 1799 | -1.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #57 | 1932 | +1.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #84 | 917 | -13.2 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1.5/4 | #19 | 1963 | +9.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1.5/2 | #15 | 2196 | +17.4 |
Rankings
/
Austria
#1,121
out of 3,405 players
Europe
#34,192
in continent
World
#46,407
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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