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Kuss, Erich

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FIDEFIDE 1622382· Male· Austria· Born in 1948

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Erich Kuss, a 78-year-old Austrian player, is rated 1716. He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 17 months (2018–2020), 26 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included) and 20 months (2022–2024). Recent appearance: 41. Faaker See Open 2025. His peak of 1780 was reached at age 76 (Mar 2024).

Current rating

1716

Standard

Rpd1771·Blz1763

All-time high

1780

−64 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 76

Activity

5

games / yr avg.

7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#103,963

#103,963 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

16 entries
2024
63rd Austrian 75-80 player
at age 76 · rated 1744
Dec 2024
Best 12-month gain (+146 Elo)
1634 → 1780
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1780
at age 76 · −64 from today
Mar 2024
2022
62nd Austrian 70-75 player
at age 74 · rated 1634
Jun 2022
Inactive for 20 months
paused at 1634 → returned at 1780
Jun 2022
2020
Inactive for 26 months
paused at 1633 → returned at 1634
Mar 2020

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Ewald Hellerschmid 1,620
41. Faaker See Open 2025 · Aug 2025 · +7.3 Elo
Evolution
-28
1744 → 1716
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
3.5/ 938.9%
3W1D5L
Top 2 wins
1.[W]vsEwald Hellerschmid1,620·41. Faaker See Open 2025·R9·+7.3
2.[W]vsSabine Liotta1,411·41. Faaker See Open 2025·R8·+2.9
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsLynne Kolar-Thompson1,686·41. Faaker See Open 2025·R5·-10.9
2.[L]vsLuka Bucan1,709·41. Faaker See Open 2025·R7·-10.2
3.[L]vsFrank Janneck1,898·41. Faaker See Open 2025·R4·-5.2

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
41. Faaker See Open 2025
Open Swiss
Aug 20253.5/7#931752-28.2
Worst Elo result: 41. Faaker See Open 2025 (-28.2 Elo, finished #93).

Rankings

/
Austria
#2,351
out of 3,385 players
Europe
#73,417
in continent
World
#103,961
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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8
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10
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2
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7
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