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Lerch, Johannes
FM🇦🇹FIDE 1658069· Male· Austria· Born in 2006
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Johannes Lerch, a 20-year-old Austrian FIDE Master, is rated 2220 and sitting in the top 4% of Austrian players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +24 Elo over the past 12 months. 45 rated games in the past year (≈39/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Tiroler Landesliga 2025-2026 Round 9, grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open, and Tiroler Landesliga 2025-2026 Round 7-8. Also played 3 rapid (including Grand Prix PlusCity - Rapid Tournament 2025) and 6 blitz events (including Grand Prix PlusCity - Blitz Tournament 2025) recently. His peak of 2303 was reached at age 17 (Apr 2023); he also reached Austrian #60 in Jun 2023.
Awarded FM in 2023 (age 17). At junior level, he reached #5, #2, #3, #3 and #8 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2220
Standard
Rpd2195·Blz2264
All-time high
2303
−83 pts below
Apr 2023 · age 17
Apr 2023 · age 17
Activity
47
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
45 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#120 · Austrian players · of 3,011
Career timeline
17 entries2026
5th Austrian U20 player
at age 20 · rated 2259
Apr 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2200
at age 19
Jun 2025
2023
Peak Austrian rank: #60
at age 17 · rated 2299
Jun 2023
2nd Austrian U18 player
at age 17 · rated 2303
Apr 2023
Crossed 2300
at age 17
Apr 2023
All-time peak 2303
at age 17 · −83 from today
Apr 2023
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+16
2204 → 2220
Tournaments
12
44 games
Score
25.5/ 4458.0%
16W19D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
12 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #53 | 1490 | -10.6 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4.5/8 | #512 | 2120 | -28.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/2 | #14 | 2340 | +4.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 2.5/3 | #9 | 2431 | +12.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #29 | 2256 | -0.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #36 | 2139 | -4.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #25 | 2940 | +7.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/2 | #21 | 2334 | +3.8 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/3 | #33 | 2177 | -4.2 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1.5/2 | #13 | 2500 | +13.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsPhilip Hengl
🇦🇹AUT·2158
+12 −1 =12
25 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsArthur KruckenhauserFM
🇦🇹AUT·2374
+2 −12 =9
23 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsNico MarakovitsFM
🇦🇹AUT·2282
+2 −5 =10
17 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsHerbert WohlfahrtFM
🇦🇹AUT·2295
+1 −7 =8
16 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsBenjamin KienboeckFM
🇦🇹AUT·2242
+10 −3 =3
16 games·last met Aug 2025
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Rankings
/
Austria
#120
out of 3,385 players
Europe
#4,955
in continent
World
#7,140
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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