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Schett, Franz
🇦🇹FIDE 1611135· Male· Austria· Born in 1950
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Franz Schett, a 76-year-old Austrian player, is rated 1673. He is progressing steadily with +21 Elo over the past 12 months. 15 rated games in the past year (≈12/year long-term). Recent appearances: Int. Sparkasse Baden Chess Open 2025 Group B and 17. Salzkammergut Schachopen 2025 Group D. He took a 17-month break between Sep 2013 and Mar 2015. His peak of 2029 was reached at age 53 (Apr 2003).
Current rating
1673
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2029
−356 pts below
Apr 2003 · age 53
Apr 2003 · age 53
Activity
12
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#119,615
#119,615 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2026
79th Austrian 75-80 player
at age 76 · rated 1673
Jun 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+162 Elo)
1490 → 1652
Jan 2025
2022
64th Austrian 70-75 player
at age 72 · rated 1601
Apr 2022
2019
56th Austrian 65-70 player
at age 69 · rated 1798
Jul 2019
2015
100 career games
at age 65
Sep 2015
2013
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 1810 → returned at 1790
Sep 2013
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+11
1662 → 1673
Tournaments
3
17 games
Score
10/ 1758.8%
8W4D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 4/3 | #10 | 2328 | +9.2 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 2/4 | #58 | 1842 | -1.8 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4/6 | #24 | 1808 | +4.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsChristian Janes
🇦🇹AUT·1775
+3 −6 =0
9 games·last met Jun 2024
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vsFranz Hofer
🇦🇹AUT·1826
+2 −4 =0
6 games·last met Oct 2021
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vsZoran Kostic
🇦🇹AUT·1732
+2 −3 =0
5 games·last met Nov 2023
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vsWalter Pregl
🇦🇹AUT·1955
+0 −5 =0
5 games·last met May 2023
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vsHerbert Egger
🇦🇹AUT·1749
+4 −1 =0
5 games·last met Nov 2021
View head-to-head →
Rankings
/
Austria
#2,561
out of 3,405 players
Europe
#82,995
in continent
World
#119,609
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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