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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 1965. He is on a steady climb with +28 Elo over the past 12 months. 58 rated games in the past year (≈15/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 9 blitz events (including 31. Feldbacher Int. Sued-Ost Blitzturnier 2025) recently. His peak of 1998 was reached at age 57 (Sep 2025).
Current rating
1965
Standard
Rpd1960·Blz1930
All-time high
1998
−33 pts below
Sep 2025 · age 57
Sep 2025 · age 57
Activity
39
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
48 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#33,644
#33,644 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2025
88th Austrian 55-60 player
at age 57 · rated 1998
Sep 2025
All-time peak 1998
at age 57 · −33 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
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-6
1971 → 1965
Tournaments
19
48 games
Score
27/ 4856.3%
15W24D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
17 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jun 2026 | 5/8 | #156 | 2023 | -5.6 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3/5 | #16 | 1899 | -9.4 |
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 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #50 | 2504 | +3.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/2 | #39 | 1941 | -2.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 2/2 | #4 | 2661 | +13.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsDuluu Tumur-OchirCM
🇲🇳MGL·2131
+6 −5 =1
12 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsPeter Kutlesa
🇦🇹AUT·2050
+2 −7 =1
10 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsSimon GruenwaldCM
🇦🇹AUT·2048
+4 −4 =1
9 games·last met May 2026
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vsGerd Mitter
🇦🇹AUT·2132
+2 −3 =3
8 games·last met May 2026
View head-to-head →
vsRobin Birk
🇦🇹AUT·2009
+2 −5 =1
8 games·last met Oct 2025
View head-to-head →
Rankings
/
Austria
#784
out of 3,405 players
Europe
#24,884
in continent
World
#33,643
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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