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Schernthaner, Markus
🇦🇹FIDE 1653873· Male· Austria· Born in 1969
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Markus Schernthaner, a 57-year-old Austrian player, is rated 1725 — just 20 short of his peak of 1745 (Feb 2025, age 56). He has fluctuated between 1677 and 1745 over the past 2 years. 23 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Int. Graz Open 2026 - B, Steirische Kreisliga Sued 2025-2026 Round 7-8, and 34. Aschacher Donau Open Gruppe B. Also played 1 rapid (including ASKOE Landesturnier Steiermark 2025) and 3 blitz events (including Offene Kaerntner Blitzschach Landesmeisterschaft 2025) recently.
Current rating
1725
Standard
Rpd1763·Blz1632
All-time high
1745
−20 pts below
Feb 2025 · age 56
Feb 2025 · age 56
Activity
19
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
23 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#101,148
#101,148 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2025
All-time peak 1745
at age 56 · −20 from today
Feb 2025
100 career games
at age 56
Feb 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+219 Elo)
1516 → 1735
Mar 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 55
Mar 2024
2020
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 1518 → returned at 1517
Sep 2020
2019
Re-crossed 1500
at age 50
Sep 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+13
1712 → 1725
Tournaments
4
24 games
Score
10/ 2441.7%
7W6D11L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3.5/8 | #92 | 1783 | +15.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #54 | 1632 | +2.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4/6 | #29 | 2002 | +31.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2/8 | #46 | 1550 | -33.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsHeinz Hebenstreit
🇦🇹AUT·1709
+3 −2 =1
6 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsLaurenz Pichler
🇦🇹AUT·1762
+3 −2 =1
6 games·last met Feb 2025
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vsClemens Pichler
🇦🇹AUT·1888
+2 −2 =1
5 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsHorst Schlick
🇦🇹AUT·1736
+2 −3 =0
5 games·last met Oct 2023
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vsGuenther Saeckl
🇦🇹AUT·1684
+3 −2 =0
5 games·last met Nov 2018
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Rankings
/
Austria
#2,311
out of 3,405 players
Europe
#71,658
in continent
World
#101,146
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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