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Schmuecker, Markus
🇦🇹FIDE 1650157· Male· Austria· Born in 2002
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Markus Schmuecker, a 24-year-old Austrian player, is rated 1991 — just 17 short of his peak of 2008 (Jan 2026, age 24). He is progressing steadily with +20 Elo over the past 12 months. 34 rated games in the past year (≈16/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Steirische Landesliga 2025-2026 Round 10-11, Steirische Landesliga 2025-2026 Round 8-9, and Steirische Landesliga 2025-2026 Round 7. Also played 1 rapid event (including ASKOE Landesturnier Steiermark 2025) recently.
At junior level, he reached #23, #31, #42 and #30 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
1991
Standard
Rpd1904·Blz1913
All-time high
2008
−17 pts below
Jan 2026 · age 24
Jan 2026 · age 24
Activity
19
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
34 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#28,940
#28,940 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2026
Crossed 2000
at age 24
Jan 2026
All-time peak 2008
at age 24 · −17 from today
Jan 2026
2022
23rd Austrian U20 player
at age 20 · rated 1955
Sep 2022
100 career games
at age 20
Sep 2022
2021
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2021
2020
31st Austrian U18 player
at age 18 · rated 1827
Oct 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+20
1971 → 1991
Tournaments
12
34 games
Score
21/ 3461.8%
16W10D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsAleksandra Mataczyna1,809·XXXVI Miedzynarodowy Festiwal Szachowy CRACOVIA 2025 Grupa B·R2·-14.3
Last 12 months — tournaments
12 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4/5 | #4 | 2158 | +23.0 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/2 | #40 | 1953 | -1.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1.5/2 | #10 | 1858 | -4.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #50 | 2116 | +4.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #59 | 2026 | +0.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3.5/8 | #135 | 1814 | -39.2 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #30 | 2103 | +3.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #19 | 2693 | +7.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 2/2 | #3 | 2559 | +8.8 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #7 | 2691 | +7.8 |
Worst Elo result: XXXVI Miedzynarodowy Festiwal Szachowy CRACOVIA 2025 Grupa B (-39.2 Elo, finished #135).
Rankings
/
Austria
#680
out of 3,405 players
Europe
#21,393
in continent
World
#28,939
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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