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Valenta, Rainer
🇦🇹FIDE 1661744· Male· Austria· Born in 1965
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Rainer Valenta, a 61-year-old Austrian player, is rated 1866 — just 9 short of his peak of 1875 (Mar 2024, age 59). He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months) and took a 31-month break between Apr 2019 and Dec 2021 (COVID-19 included). Recent standard appearances include Wiener Vereinsmeisterschaft 2025-2026 1. Klasse A Round 9, Wiener Vereinsmeisterschaft 2025-2026 1. Klasse A Round 7-8, and Wiener Vereinsmeisterschaft 2025-2026 1. Klasse A Round 6.
Current rating
1866
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1930
All-time high
1875
−9 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 59
Mar 2024 · age 59
Activity
8
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#56,931
#56,931 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 59
Apr 2024
Best 12-month gain (+120 Elo)
1755 → 1875
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1875
at age 59 · −9 from today
Mar 2024
2023
Re-crossed 1800
at age 58
Dec 2023
2022
Re-crossed 1800
at age 57
Nov 2022
2019
Inactive for 31 months
paused at 1831 → returned at 1810
Apr 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Best comeback
Wiener Vereinsmeisterschaft 2025-2026 1. Klasse A Round 1-2finished #1 (seeded #21 of 60)
Evolution
+30
1836 → 1866
Tournaments
5
8 games
Score
6/ 875.0%
5W2D1L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsWolfgang Boelzlbauer1,868·Wiener Vereinsmeisterschaft 2025-2026 1. Klasse A Round 4-5·R5·+10.3
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #11 | 2387 | +3.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/2 | #8 | 1962 | +4.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #37 | 1885 | +0.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #22 | 1888 | +1.8 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 2/2 | #1 | 2638 | +20.0 |
Hot streak: 5 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
Austria
#1,411
out of 3,405 players
Europe
#41,747
in continent
World
#56,930
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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