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Niesswohl, Werner
🇦🇹FIDE 1617680· Male· Austria· Born in 1958
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Werner Niesswohl, a 68-year-old Austrian player, is rated 1580. He has fluctuated between 1573 and 1646 over the past 2 years. 64 rated games in the past year (≈23/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Wiener Betriebsmeisterschaft 2025-2026 2. Klasse B Round 8-9, tschaturanga Winter Cup 2026 Group F Round 5-7, and Int. Graz Open 2026 - C. He took a 21-month break between Sep 2014 and Jul 2016. His peak of 1699 was reached at age 66 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1580
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1712
All-time high
1699
−119 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 66
Mar 2024 · age 66
Activity
51
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
64 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#154,681
#154,681 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
16 entries2026
Re-crossed 1600
at age 68
Jan 2026
2025
Re-crossed 1600
at age 67
May 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+231 Elo)
1461 → 1692
Apr 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 66
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1699
at age 66 · −119 from today
Mar 2024
2023
Re-crossed 1500
at age 65
May 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-32
1612 → 1580
Tournaments
17
62 games
Score
23.5/ 6237.9%
12W23D27L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
17 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #27 | 1620 | +0.6 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #4 | 1667 | +4.4 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2.5/4 | #36 | 1583 | -11.6 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 0.5/3 | #8 | 1461 | -8.0 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1.5/5 | #37 | 1549 | -8.2 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #7 | 898 | -7.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #19 | 1660 | +1.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #16 | 1704 | +5.2 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3.5/6 | #24 | 1743 | +4.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/2 | #70 | 985 | -10.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsHans Gockner
🇦🇹AUT·1565
+4 −1 =1
6 games·last met Feb 2025
View head-to-head →
vsWolfgang Grohs
🇦🇹AUT·1654
+0 −3 =2
5 games·last met Jan 2026
View head-to-head →
vsJohannes Emsenhuber
🇦🇹AUT·1586
+3 −2 =0
5 games·last met May 2025
View head-to-head →
vsZdravko Gaspar
🇦🇹AUT·1577
+1 −4 =0
5 games·last met Oct 2024
View head-to-head →
Rankings
/
Austria
#2,830
out of 3,405 players
Europe
#102,334
in continent
World
#154,666
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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