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KJ
Kersten, Julian
🇦🇹FIDE 1628542· Male· Austria· Born in 1988
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Julian Kersten, a 38-year-old Austrian player, is rated 1973. He has fluctuated between 1935 and 2018 over the past 2 years. 21 rated games in the past year (≈42/year long-term). Recent appearances: 34th OPEN CHESS TOURNAMENT OF KAVALA VASILIS THEODORIDIS B and Oberbank-Challenge-Open 2025. His peak of 2058 was reached at age 29 (Dec 2017).
Current rating
1973
Standard
Rpd1933·Blz1939
All-time high
2058
−85 pts below
Dec 2017 · age 29
Dec 2017 · age 29
Activity
24
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
21 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#32,077
#32,077 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2024
35th Austrian 35-40 player
at age 36 · rated 2018
Aug 2024
Re-crossed 2000
at age 36
Mar 2024
2022
Best 12-month gain (+98 Elo)
1901 → 1999
Sep 2022
2019
Re-crossed 2000
at age 31
Sep 2019
500 career games
at age 31
Aug 2019
2018
Re-crossed 2000
at age 30
Aug 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-11
1984 → 1973
Tournaments
3
21 games
Score
11/ 2152.4%
9W4D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 2.5/4 | #22 | 2225 | +29.8 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4/8 | #131 | 1717 | -50.6 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4.5/9 | #40 | 2026 | +10.2 |
Worst Elo result: 34th OPEN CHESS TOURNAMENT OF KAVALA VASILIS THEODORIDIS B (-50.6 Elo, finished #131).
Most-Played Opponents
vsPeter SadilekFM
🇦🇹AUT·2308
+0 −6 =1
7 games·last met May 2022
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vsMichael Gratze
🇦🇹AUT·1973
+4 −3 =0
7 games·last met Aug 2019
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vsLorenz Karall
🇦🇹AUT·1860
+3 −2 =1
6 games·last met Oct 2024
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vsJayakumar Somasundram
🇱🇰SRI·1838
+5 −0 =0
5 games·last met Nov 2021
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vsDmytro Lytvynets
🇺🇦UKR·2045
+1 −3 =1
5 games·last met Oct 2020
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Rankings
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Austria
#741
out of 3,405 players
Europe
#23,715
in continent
World
#32,076
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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