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Giefing, Josef

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FIDEFIDE 1617524· Male· Austria· Born in 1953

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Josef Giefing, a 73-year-old Austrian player, is rated 1723. He has slipped back 47 Elo over the past 12 months. 23 rated games in the past year (≈10/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include tschaturanga Winter Cup 2026 Group F Round 5-7, Wiener Betriebsmeisterschaft 2025-2026 2. Klasse A Round 7, and tschaturanga Winter Cup 2026 Group F Round 2-4. He took a 41-month break between Dec 2018 and Jun 2022 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 1859 was reached at age 62 (Mar 2015).

Current rating

1723

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1859

−136 pts below
Mar 2015 · age 62

Activity

19

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

23 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#101,663

#101,663 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

13 entries
2025
100 career games
at age 72
Nov 2025
Best 12-month gain (+137 Elo)
1638 → 1775
Jan 2025
2024
54th Austrian 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 1795
Nov 2024
2019
54th Austrian 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 1800
Nov 2019
2018
Inactive for 41 months
paused at 1800 → returned at 1771
Dec 2018
Re-crossed 1800
at age 65
Mar 2018

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Manfred Kraupfogel 1,864
Wiener Betriebsmeisterschaft 2025-2026 2. Klasse A Round 5-6 · Jan 2026 · +3.8 Elo
Evolution
-47
1770 → 1723
Tournaments
8
19 games
Score
8/ 1942.1%
5W8D6L

Last 12 months — tournaments

8 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
tschaturanga Winter Cup 2026 Group F Round 5-7
Round-Robin
Mar 20261.5/2#21841+7.6
Wiener Betriebsmeisterschaft 2025-2026 2. Klasse A Round 7
Team
Feb 20260.5/1#261839+3.0
tschaturanga Winter Cup 2026 Group F Round 2-4
Round-Robin
Feb 20261/3#51562-13.8
tschaturanga Winter Cup 2026 Group F Round 1
Round-Robin
Jan 20260/1#5973-8.8
Wiener Betriebsmeisterschaft 2025-2026 2. Klasse A Round 5-6
Team
Jan 20261.5/2#91877+8.0
Worst Elo result: Wiener Betriebsmeisterschaft 2025-2026 2. Klasse A Round 1-2 (-23.6 Elo, finished #68).

Rankings

/
Austria
#2,316
out of 3,385 players
Europe
#71,970
in continent
World
#101,662
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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7
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8
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9
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10
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2316🇦🇹Giefing, Josef1,723
Europe
1
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2
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5
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7
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8
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8
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10
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World
1
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2
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6
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2,767
7
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7
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9
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101662🇦🇹Giefing, Josef1,723