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Schwarhofer, Christopher
IM🇦🇹FIDE 1613952· Male· Austria· Born in 1989
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Christopher Schwarhofer, a 37-year-old Austrian International Master, is rated 2267 and sitting in the top 3% of Austrian players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He is currently in the 2250–2300 range. 19 rated games in the past year (≈30/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2. Bundesliga Ost AUT 2025-2026 Round 10-11, Wiener Vereinsmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Landesliga Round 7-9, and 2. Bundesliga Ost AUT 2025-2026 Round 8-9. He took a 31-month break between Mar 2020 and Nov 2022 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 2403 was reached at age 26 (Feb 2015, Austrian #22 at the time).
Awarded IM in 2017 (age 28) and FM in 2013 (age 24). At junior level, he reached #1, #2, #1 and #3 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
2267
Standard
Rpd2320·Blz2284
All-time high
2403
−136 pts below
Feb 2015 · age 26
Feb 2015 · age 26
Activity
32
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
19 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 3%
#79 · Austrian players · of 3,043
Career timeline
24 entries2025
Re-crossed 2300
at age 36
Nov 2025
Re-crossed 2300
at age 36
Mar 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2300
at age 35
Apr 2024
2020
Inactive for 31 months
paused at 2343 → returned at 2340
Mar 2020
2017
IM title awardedIM
at age 28 · 2nd quarter Presidential Board 2017
Aug 2017
2016
500 career games
at age 27
Jan 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-23
2290 → 2267
Tournaments
9
19 games
Score
8/ 1942.1%
5W6D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 2/5 | #13 | 2017 | -17.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/2 | #51 | 2146 | -3.7 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #39 | 2215 | -2.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #38 | 2346 | +1.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #66 | 1685 | -2.3 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/2 | #67 | 1468 | -10.9 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #47 | 2384 | +1.3 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 2.5/3 | #6 | 2570 | +10.0 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0.5/1 | #58 | 2372 | +1.1 |
Worst Elo result: 30. Internationales Raiffeisen Schach-Open Ratten - A Turnier (-17.0 Elo, finished #13).
Most-Played Opponents
vsNikolaus StanecGM
🇦🇹AUT·2452
+1 −6 =3
10 games·last met Dec 2024
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vsGerhard SchrollIM
🇦🇹AUT·2171
+1 −1 =5
7 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsManfred HangweyrerIM
🇦🇹AUT·2209
+0 −1 =6
7 games·last met Feb 2018
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vsRainer BuhmannGM
🇩🇪GER·2547
+1 −1 =4
6 games·last met Feb 2025
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vsSiegfried BaumeggerIM
🇦🇹AUT·2350
+1 −3 =2
6 games·last met Oct 2023
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Rankings
/
Austria
#79
out of 3,405 players
Europe
#3,527
in continent
World
#5,209
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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