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Suetzl, Wolfgang
🇦🇹FIDE 1634798· Male· Austria· Born in 1954
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Wolfgang Suetzl, a 72-year-old Austrian player, is rated 1721. He has held steady between 1700 and 1750 for 15 months. 12 rated games in the past year (≈5/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Wiener Vereinsmeisterschaft 2025-2026 2. Klasse A Round 7-9, Wiener Vereinsmeisterschaft 2025-2026 B-Liga Round 7-9, and Wiener Vereinsmeisterschaft 2025-2026 2. Klasse A Round 6. He had 4 career breaks: 12 months (2013–2014), 16 months (2015–2016), 20 months (2016–2018) and 31 months (2019–2021, COVID-19 included). His peak of 1795 was reached at age 70 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1721
Standard
Rpd1815·Blz—
All-time high
1795
−74 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 70
Mar 2024 · age 70
Activity
12
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
12 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#102,457
#102,457 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2025
77th Austrian 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 1764
Mar 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+133 Elo)
1662 → 1795
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1795
at age 70 · −74 from today
Mar 2024
2023
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 69
Nov 2023
2022
100th Austrian 65-70 player
at age 68 · rated 1686
Apr 2022
2019
Inactive for 31 months
paused at 1705 → returned at 1691
Mar 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-26
1747 → 1721
Tournaments
12
14 games
Score
5.5/ 1439.3%
2W7D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
12 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #82 | 1097 | -6.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #116 | 1104 | -5.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #23 | 1768 | +1.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #55 | 2634 | +1.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #3 | — | +7.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #41 | 1872 | +3.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #38 | 1668 | -1.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #124 | 898 | -11.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #68 | 2662 | -6.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #56 | 1777 | +1.0 |
Rankings
/
Austria
#2,333
out of 3,405 players
Europe
#72,500
in continent
World
#102,455
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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