Format
RC
Ruescher, Christian
🇦🇹FIDE 1619403· Male· Austria· Born in 1978
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Christian Ruescher, a 48-year-old Austrian player, is rated 2042 and sitting in the top 10% of players worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +23 Elo over the past 12 months. 15 rated games in the past year (≈16/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2. Bundesliga West AUT 2025-2026 Round 9-11, Vorarlberger Landesliga 2025-2026 Round 10-11, and Vorarlberger Landesliga 2025-2026 Round 8-9. Also played 1 rapid event (including 2. Int. Sonnenberger Schnellschach Open 2025) recently. His peak of 2104 was reached at age 38 (Jan 2016).
Current rating
2042
Standard
Rpd1940·Blz2070
All-time high
2104
−62 pts below
Jan 2016 · age 38
Jan 2016 · age 38
Activity
12
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 10%
#21,735 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
16 entries2026
31st Austrian 45-50 player
at age 48 · rated 2049
Mar 2026
2024
Re-crossed 2000
at age 46
Apr 2024
Re-crossed 2000
at age 46
Feb 2024
2022
43rd Austrian 40-45 player
at age 44 · rated 2014
Apr 2022
2020
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 2014 → returned at 2019
Mar 2020
Re-crossed 2000
at age 42
Jan 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+23
2019 → 2042
Tournaments
9
15 games
Score
10/ 1566.7%
7W6D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/2 | #28 | 2091 | +2.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/2 | #58 | 1798 | -9.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1.5/2 | #6 | 2125 | +4.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #4 | 2606 | +7.6 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #36 | 1900 | -4.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1.5/2 | #8 | 2126 | +4.6 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1.5/2 | #18 | 2354 | +17.2 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 2/2 | #2 | 2601 | +10.2 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0/1 | #62 | 1176 | -11.2 |
Rankings
/
Austria
#487
out of 3,405 players
Europe
#15,976
in continent
World
#21,735
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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