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Seiler, Franz
🇦🇹FIDE 1657364· Male· Austria· Born in 1957
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Franz Seiler, a 69-year-old Austrian player, is rated 1731 — just 8 short of his peak of 1739 (Sep 2025, age 68). He has held steady between 1700 and 1750 for 2 years. 11 rated games in the past year (≈6/year long-term). Recent appearances: 2. Reblaus Open B-Turnier and 1. Rudener Senioren Open Herren S60 - Damen S50. He had 3 career breaks: 32 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included), 15 months (2022–2024) and 17 months (2024–2025).
Current rating
1731
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1742
All-time high
1739
−8 pts below
Sep 2025 · age 68
Sep 2025 · age 68
Activity
4
games / yr avg.
11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#99,002
#99,002 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
13 entries2025
All-time peak 1739
at age 68 · −8 from today
Sep 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+180 Elo)
1549 → 1729
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 67
Mar 2024
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 1729 → returned at 1739
Mar 2024
2022
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 1549 → returned at 1729
Nov 2022
2020
Inactive for 32 months
paused at 1598 → returned at 1549
Feb 2020
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+2
1729 → 1731
Tournaments
2
12 games
Score
6/ 1250.0%
3W6D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2.5/4 | #7 | 1744 | -7.8 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3.5/7 | #9 | 1781 | +10.2 |
Rankings
/
Austria
#2,263
out of 3,385 players
Europe
#70,220
in continent
World
#99,001
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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