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Goelles, Herbert
🇦🇹FIDE 1643673· Male· Austria· Born in 1968
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Herbert Goelles, a 58-year-old Austrian player, is rated 1974 — just 24 short of his peak of 1998 (Sep 2025, age 57). He is on a steady climb with +63 Elo over the past 12 months. 53 rated games in the past year (≈14/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Steirische Landesliga 2025-2026 Round 10-11, Grazer Stadtliga 2025-2026 Abstiegs-Playoff Round 3, and Steirische Kreisliga Sued 2025-2026 Round 9-10. Also played 3 rapid (including Schach im Turm - Suedbahnhotel am Semmering - Gruppe A) and 10 blitz events (including 28. memorial Vasje Pirca) recently.
Current rating
1974
Standard
Rpd1960·Blz1930
All-time high
1998
−24 pts below
Sep 2025 · age 57
Sep 2025 · age 57
Activity
38
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
53 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#31,871
#31,871 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
8 entries2025
88th Austrian 55-60 player
at age 57 · rated 1998
Sep 2025
All-time peak 1998
at age 57 · −24 from today
Sep 2025
100 career games
at age 57
May 2025
2023
Best 12-month gain (+160 Elo)
1712 → 1872
Feb 2023
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 55
Feb 2023
2022
Crossed 1800
at age 54
Oct 2022
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+37
1937 → 1974
Tournaments
19
48 games
Score
26.5/ 4855.2%
16W21D11L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
top 10 of 15| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/2 | #71 | 1782 | -10.2 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #7 | 2623 | +5.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #27 | 2688 | +7.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #27 | 1090 | -13.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #15 | 2063 | +1.8 |
Rankings
/
Austria
#735
out of 3,385 players
Europe
#23,557
in continent
World
#31,871
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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