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BJ
Birg, Jovan
🇦🇹FIDE 1611836· Male· Austria· Born in 1944
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Jovan Birg, a 82-year-old Austrian player, is rated 1803. He has fluctuated between 1791 and 1875 over the past 2 years. 37 rated games in the past year (≈33/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Wiener Vereinsmeisterschaft 2025-2026 1. Klasse B Round 9, NOE Weinviertler Liga 2025-2026 Round 9-10, and Wiener Vereinsmeisterschaft 2025-2026 1. Klasse B Round 7-8. His peak of 2001 was reached at age 68 (Jan 2012).
Current rating
1803
Standard
Rpd1972·Blz—
All-time high
2001
−198 pts below
Jan 2012 · age 68
Jan 2012 · age 68
Activity
37
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
37 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#75,450
#75,450 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
20 entries2026
Re-crossed 1800
at age 82
Jun 2026
2025
40th Austrian 80+ player
at age 81 · rated 1813
Oct 2025
500 career games
at age 81
Jan 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+149 Elo)
1685 → 1834
Dec 2024
6-month rising streak
+190 Elo
Jun 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 80
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Best comeback
Wiener Vereinsmeisterschaft 2025-2026 1. Klasse B Round 9finished #1 (seeded #31 of 60)
Evolution
+1
1802 → 1803
Tournaments
19
36 games
Score
17/ 3647.2%
13W12D11L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
19 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 3.5/5 | #11 | 1957 | +23.2 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #20 | 958 | -11.6 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #1 | 2498 | +8.0 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #14 | 1752 | -1.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #21 | 1806 | -1.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #6 | 2594 | +11.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1.5/3 | #11 | 1685 | -9.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #19 | 1886 | +2.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/2 | #36 | 985 | -20.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #18 | 2288 | +3.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsChristoph Schmid
🇦🇹AUT·1819
+4 −3 =1
8 games·last met Mar 2025
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vsEugen Loeschnauer
🇦🇹AUT·1750
+2 −1 =3
6 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsMartin Artner
🇦🇹AUT·1844
+2 −2 =2
6 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsJayakumar Somasundram
🇱🇰SRI·1838
+0 −3 =3
6 games·last met Aug 2023
View head-to-head →
vsGerhard Weindl
🇦🇹AUT·1602
+6 −0 =0
6 games·last met Feb 2020
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Rankings
/
Austria
#1,820
out of 3,405 players
Europe
#54,644
in continent
World
#75,449
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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