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Ragger, Markus
GM🇦🇹FIDE 1610856· Male· Austria· Born in 1988
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Markus Ragger, a 38-year-old Austrian Grandmaster, is rated 2579 and ranked 2nd among Austrian players, and 218th worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2560 and 2603 over the past 2 years. 49 rated games in the past year (≈77/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 1. Schachbundesliga 2025-2026 April 2026, 1. Bundesliga AUT 2025-2026 Round 6-11, and Extraliga 2025-2026 r9-11. Also played 1 blitz event (including 2nd Dr. Janez Barle Memorial) recently. His peak of 2703 was reached at age 29 (Feb 2017); he also reached World #41 in Apr 2016 and spent 110 months in the world top 100, with a longest streak of 4 consecutive years.
Awarded GM in 2008 (age 20), IM in 2005 (age 17), and FM in 2003 (age 15). At junior level, he reached World #19 in U20, World #23 in U18, World #16 in U16 and #1 nationally in U14.
Current rating
2579
Standard
Rpd2607·Blz2562
All-time high
2703
−124 pts below
Feb 2017 · age 29
Feb 2017 · age 29
Activity
63
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
49 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#2
#2 · Austrian players · of 3,011
110 months in World top 100 (2011–2022)
110 months in World top 100 (2011–2022)
Career timeline
26 entries2022
110 months in world top 100
longest streak 52 months · since May 2011
Mar 2022
2018
Re-crossed 2700
at age 30
Nov 2018
2017
Re-crossed 2650
at age 29
Dec 2017
Re-crossed 2700
at age 29
Feb 2017
All-time peak 2703
at age 29 · −124 from today
Feb 2017
2016
Crossed 2700
at age 28
Oct 2016
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+13
2566 → 2579
Tournaments
18
49 games
Score
30.5/ 4962.2%
15W31D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
18 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1.5/3 | #51 | 2584 | +0.1 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 3/6 | #29 | 2550 | -2.5 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 2/2 | #9 | 3222 | +6.3 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/2 | #48 | 2750 | +4.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #3 | 3036 | +1.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1.5/2 | #15 | 2674 | +2.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #72 | 2670 | +2.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #28 | 2514 | -1.3 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #30 | 3002 | +0.9 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1.5/2 | #29 | 2689 | +3.3 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMarin BosiocicGM
🇭🇷CRO·2549
+7 −2 =10
19 games·last met Apr 2022
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vsAndreas DiermairGM
🇦🇹AUT·2441
+11 −2 =4
17 games·last met Jan 2019
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vsViktor LaznickaGM
🇨🇿CZE·2585
+3 −4 =10
17 games·last met Sep 2017
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vsPeter SchreinerIM
🇦🇹AUT·2419
+10 −0 =6
16 games·last met Apr 2022
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vsLiviu-Dieter NisipeanuGM
🇷🇴ROU·2582
+1 −1 =13
15 games·last met Apr 2026
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Rankings
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Austria
#2
out of 3,385 players
Europe
#116
in continent
World
#218
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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