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Strasser, Josef
🇦🇹FIDE 1617265· Male· Austria· Born in 1964
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Josef Strasser, a 62-year-old Austrian player, is rated 1737. He has slipped back 160 Elo over the past 12 months. 44 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open, 1. Schach-Open im Muenchner Oberland, and WE 21 Bolzano - B. Also played 1 rapid (including 1. Maasch & Kirsch Schachfestival 2026 Schnellschachturnier) and 5 blitz events (including 1. Blitz-Open im Muenchner Oberland) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 20 months (2005–2006) and 84 months (2018–2025). His peak of 1948 was reached at age 45 (Apr 2009).
Current rating
1737
Standard
Rpd1891·Blz1866
All-time high
1948
−211 pts below
Apr 2009 · age 45
Apr 2009 · age 45
Activity
15
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
44 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#97,069
#97,069 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2018
Inactive for 84 months
paused at 1829 → returned at 1822
Nov 2018
2016
Best 12-month gain (+39 Elo)
1833 → 1872
Nov 2016
2013
100 career games
at age 49
Nov 2013
2009
All-time peak 1948
at age 45 · −211 from today
Apr 2009
2005
Crossed 1800
at age 41
Jan 2005
Inactive for 20 months
paused at 1917 → returned at 1903
Jan 2005
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-160
1897 → 1737
Tournaments
7
49 games
Score
22/ 4944.9%
15W14D20L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 2/4 | #47 | 1645 | -11.0 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/9 | #735 | 1735 | -4.4 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4/4 | #38 | 2294 | +5.4 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2/5 | #35 | 1578 | -29.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5/8 | #40 | 1778 | -18.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2/5 | #46 | 1650 | -27.4 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3/9 | #420 | 1579 | -74.6 |
Worst Elo result: 28. Offene Internationale Bayerische Schachmeisterschaft (-74.6 Elo, finished #420).
Most-Played Opponents
vsGor Tumanyan
🇦🇹AUT·2091
+4 −3 =0
7 games·last met Jan 2020
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vsChristoph Kondrak
🇦🇹AUT·2020
+0 −5 =1
6 games·last met Jan 2020
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vsBenedikt Schwarz
🇦🇹AUT·1912
+0 −4 =1
5 games·last met Jan 2019
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vsRainer Babinetz
🇦🇹AUT·1967
+3 −2 =0
5 games·last met Nov 2018
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Rankings
/
Austria
#2,237
out of 3,405 players
Europe
#69,046
in continent
World
#97,067
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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