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Altenburger, Walter
🇦🇹FIDE 1612530· Male· Austria· Born in 1958
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Walter Altenburger, a 68-year-old Austrian player, is rated 1974 — his current career high. He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and had 6 career breaks: 32 months (2002–2005), 14 months (2005–2006), 35 months (2008–2011), 13 months (2011–2012), 22 months (2012–2014) and 54 months (2017–2021, COVID-19 included). Recent standard appearances include Burgenland 2. Landesliga A 2025-2025 Round 10, Burgenland 2. Landesliga A 2025-2025 Round 8-9, and Burgenland 2. Landesliga A 2025-2025 Round 6.
Current rating
1974
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1974
at best
Apr 2026 · age 68
Apr 2026 · age 68
Activity
6
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#31,874
#31,874 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2026
55th Austrian 65-70 player
at age 68 · rated 1974
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1974
at age 68
Apr 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+53 Elo)
1891 → 1944
Feb 2025
2017
Inactive for 54 months
paused at 1890 → returned at 1892
Apr 2017
2012
Inactive for 22 months
paused at 1910 → returned at 1913
Nov 2012
2011
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 1905 → returned at 1914
Jul 2011
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+26
1948 → 1974
Tournaments
6
7 games
Score
5.5/ 778.6%
4W3D0L
Top 3 wins
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #10 | 2009 | +0.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #13 | 2607 | +5.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #10 | 2027 | +2.2 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #6 | 2636 | +6.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1.5/2 | #4 | 2073 | +6.2 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #9 | 2605 | +6.2 |
Hot streak: 6 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
Austria
#738
out of 3,405 players
Europe
#23,562
in continent
World
#31,873
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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