Format
KF
Kienast, Franz
🇦🇹FIDE 1649167· Male· Austria· Born in 1966
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Franz Kienast, a 60-year-old Austrian player, is rated 1863 — just 26 short of his peak of 1889 (Oct 2025, age 59). He has held steady between 1850 and 1900 for 2 years. 12 rated games in the past year (≈5/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include NOE Waldviertler Liga 2025-2026 Round 14, NOE Waldviertler Liga 2025-2026 Round 11-13, and NOE Waldviertler Liga 2025-2026 Round 10. Also played 1 blitz event (including Waldviertler Blitzschach Einzelmeisterschaft 2025) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 21 months (2016–2017) and 47 months (2019–2023, COVID-19 included).
Current rating
1863
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1839
All-time high
1889
−26 pts below
Oct 2025 · age 59
Oct 2025 · age 59
Activity
8
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
12 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#57,756
#57,756 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
10 entries2025
All-time peak 1889
at age 59 · −26 from today
Oct 2025
Best 12-month gain (+93 Elo)
1769 → 1862
Feb 2025
2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 58
Oct 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 58
Mar 2024
2019
Inactive for 47 months
paused at 1801 → returned at 1797
Nov 2019
2016
Crossed 1800
at age 50
Jan 2016
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-11
1874 → 1863
Tournaments
8
12 games
Score
4/ 1233.3%
3W2D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #26 | 1216 | -6.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/2 | #47 | 1134 | -18.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #4 | 2972 | +16.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #18 | 1881 | +0.8 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #31 | 1366 | -3.0 |
Rankings
/
Austria
#1,436
out of 3,385 players
Europe
#42,283
in continent
World
#57,756
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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