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WG
Wurzer, Gerhard
🇦🇹FIDE 1621327· Male· Austria· Born in 1959
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Gerhard Wurzer, a 67-year-old Austrian player, is rated 1843. He has slipped back 43 Elo over the past 12 months. 29 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent appearances: Schach Tirol Open 2025 Group B and 17. Salzkammergut Schachopen 2025 Group C. He took a 30-month break between Apr 2019 and Nov 2021 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 1942 was reached at age 56 (Feb 2015).
Current rating
1843
Standard
Rpd1876·Blz1816
All-time high
1942
−99 pts below
Feb 2015 · age 56
Feb 2015 · age 56
Activity
13
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
29 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#63,391
#63,391 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2025
100 career games
at age 66
May 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+70 Elo)
1834 → 1904
Mar 2024
2019
Inactive for 30 months
paused at 1889 → returned at 1898
Apr 2019
2015
All-time peak 1942
at age 56 · −99 from today
Feb 2015
2013
K-factor lowered to 15
at age 54
Oct 2013
2010
Crossed 1800
at age 51
Sep 2010
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-9
1852 → 1843
Tournaments
3
20 games
Score
11.5/ 2057.5%
7W9D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 3.5/5 | #7 | 1884 | +8.0 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 3/5 | #73 | 2050 | +8.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5/7 | #29 | 1857 | -25.8 |
Rankings
/
Austria
#1,566
out of 3,405 players
Europe
#46,319
in continent
World
#63,390
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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