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Wetzenkircher, Markus
🇦🇹FIDE 1618997· Male· Austria· Born in 1981
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Markus Wetzenkircher, a 45-year-old Austrian player, is rated 1898. He has slipped back 43 Elo over the past 12 months. 22 rated games in the past year (≈11/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include NOE Weinviertler Liga 2025-2026 Round 9-10, NOE 1.Klasse Weinviertel 2025-2026 Round 8-9, and NOE Weinviertler Liga 2025-2026 Round 7-8. Also played 1 rapid (including 14. Bad Voeslauer Blitzgneisser Trophy 2025 Rapid) and 3 blitz events (including 10. Ternitzer-ASKOE-Osterblitzturnier) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 33 months (2009–2012) and 25 months (2012–2014). His peak of 1984 was reached at age 38 (May 2019).
Current rating
1898
Standard
Rpd1887·Blz1921
All-time high
1984
−86 pts below
May 2019 · age 38
May 2019 · age 38
Activity
14
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
22 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#48,605
#48,605 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2025
60th Austrian 40-45 player
at age 44 · rated 1947
Nov 2025
2019
61st Austrian 35-40 player
at age 38 · rated 1984
Aug 2019
Best 12-month gain (+181 Elo)
1803 → 1984
Jun 2019
All-time peak 1984
at age 38 · −86 from today
May 2019
6-month rising streak
+123 Elo
Jan 2019
100 career games
at age 38
Jan 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-43
1941 → 1898
Tournaments
12
23 games
Score
13/ 2356.5%
10W6D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
12 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #8 | 2585 | +8.0 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #20 | 1076 | -10.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #26 | 1767 | -3.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #5 | 2618 | +8.0 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4.5/9 | #63 | 1734 | -46.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #13 | 2570 | +5.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #25 | 994 | -14.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1.5/2 | #3 | 2023 | +4.2 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #4 | 2665 | +8.0 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1.5/2 | #3 | 1996 | +3.8 |
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Austria
#1,197
out of 3,405 players
Europe
#35,805
in continent
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#48,604
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