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Leitner, Gerald
🇦🇹FIDE 1616218· Male· Austria· Born in 1962
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Gerald Leitner, a 64-year-old Austrian player, is rated 2056 and sitting in the top 9% of players worldwide. He has slipped back 119 Elo over the past 12 months. 93 rated games in the past year (≈60/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Wiener Vereinsmeisterschaft 2025-2026 A-Liga Round 9-10, Int. Graz Open 2026 - A, and 2. Bundesliga Ost AUT 2025-2026 Round 6-7. Also played 1 blitz event (including 17. Salzkammergut Schachopen 2025 (Meisterblitzturnier mit FIDE-Elowertung)) recently. His peak of 2244 was reached at age 50 (Mar 2012).
Current rating
2056
Standard
Rpd2059·Blz2066
All-time high
2244
−188 pts below
Mar 2012 · age 50
Mar 2012 · age 50
Activity
74
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
83 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 9%
#20,053 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
23 entries2025
1,000 career games
at age 63
Aug 2025
15th Austrian 60-65 player
at age 63 · rated 2189
Mar 2025
2022
21st Austrian 55-60 player
at age 60 · rated 2181
Sep 2022
2020
Best 12-month gain (+93 Elo)
2074 → 2167
Jan 2020
2019
Re-crossed 2100
at age 57
Apr 2019
2017
Re-crossed 2100
at age 55
Jun 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-97
2153 → 2056
Tournaments
15
74 games
Score
41.5/ 7456.1%
30W23D21L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
15 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 2.5/5 | #34 | 1913 | -19.4 |
Swiss | May 2026 | 2.5/5 | #20 | 1988 | -9.2 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/5 | #4 | 2254 | +23.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #82 | 2038 | -1.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3/9 | #229 | 1961 | -34.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/2 | #73 | 1422 | -13.0 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3.5/5 | #3 | 2143 | +6.0 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4.5/7 | #6 | 1988 | -14.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/2 | #46 | 2120 | +1.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #21 | 2733 | +5.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsNikolaus StanecGM
🇦🇹AUT·2452
+1 −9 =1
11 games·last met May 2025
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vsManfred HangweyrerIM
🇦🇹AUT·2209
+2 −5 =3
10 games·last met Sep 2021
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vsFlorian SandhoefnerFM
🇦🇹AUT·2211
+0 −4 =5
9 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsJohannes SteindlFM
🇦🇹AUT·2298
+4 −3 =2
9 games·last met Nov 2023
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vsAco AlvirIM
🇦🇹AUT·2257
+0 −5 =3
8 games·last met Mar 2025
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Rankings
/
Austria
#441
out of 3,405 players
Europe
#14,702
in continent
World
#20,053
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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