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KJ
Kainz, Josef
🇦🇹FIDE 1613030· Male· Austria· Born in 1960
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Josef Kainz, a 66-year-old Austrian player, is rated 1904. He is on a steady climb with +49 Elo over the past 12 months. 59 rated games in the past year (≈42/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Steirische Kreisliga Sued 2025-2026 Round 9-10, Int. Graz Open 2026 - Seniors, and Steirische Kreisliga Sued 2025-2026 Round 7-8. Also played 1 rapid event (including ASKOE Landesturnier Steiermark 2025) recently. His peak of 2113 was reached at age 43 (Oct 2003).
Current rating
1904
Standard
Rpd1830·Blz1898
All-time high
2113
−209 pts below
Oct 2003 · age 43
Oct 2003 · age 43
Activity
51
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
49 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#47,148
#47,148 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
18 entries2025
1,000 career games
at age 65
Jul 2025
2022
62nd Austrian 60-65 player
at age 62 · rated 1999
Apr 2022
2021
Re-crossed 2000
at age 61
Nov 2021
2020
92nd Austrian 55-60 player
at age 60 · rated 2005
Aug 2020
Re-crossed 2000
at age 60
Apr 2020
2019
Best 12-month gain (+101 Elo)
1877 → 1978
Feb 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
Offene Oesterreichische Senioren- und Nestorenmeisterschaft 2026 - S50 u. S65perf 2007 (+103) · 4.5/7 · #4
Evolution
+69
1835 → 1904
Tournaments
11
51 games
Score
25.5/ 5150.0%
18W15D18L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 4.5/7 | #4 | 2007 | +27.0 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 4/7 | #112 | 1922 | +9.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #60 | 1880 | +1.2 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3.5/7 | #10 | 1902 | +10.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #24 | 2732 | +12.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #54 | 1831 | -0.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/2 | #69 | 1714 | -6.8 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5/10 | #164 | 1933 | +19.8 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #36 | 2743 | +13.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3/7 | #38 | 1861 | +3.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsFred WegererFM
🇦🇹AUT·2095
+1 −4 =2
7 games·last met Jun 2023
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vsBarbara TeuschlerWFM
🇦🇹AUT·2006
+0 −3 =4
7 games·last met Dec 2022
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vsAlois Gutmann
🇦🇹AUT·2054
+1 −3 =1
5 games·last met Nov 2024
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vsOliver Wagner
🇦🇹AUT·1978
+3 −2 =0
5 games·last met Jun 2021
View head-to-head →
vsKatharina KatterWFM
🇦🇹AUT·2095
+4 −1 =0
5 games·last met Sep 2020
View head-to-head →
Rankings
/
Austria
#1,154
out of 3,405 players
Europe
#34,738
in continent
World
#47,147
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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