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Zenz, Karl

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FIDEFIDE 1662937· Male· Austria· Born in 1954

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Karl Zenz, a 72-year-old Austrian player, is rated 1598. He has fluctuated between 1598 and 1631 over the past 2 years. 10 rated games in the past year (≈7/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Int. Graz Open 2026 - C, Offene Obersteirische Einzelmeisterschaft 2026, and Obersteirische Liga 2025-2026 Round 3-4. He had 2 career breaks: 32 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included) and 16 months (2022–2024). His peak of 1631 was reached at age 72 (Jan 2026).

Current rating

1598

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1631

−33 pts below
Jan 2026 · age 72

Activity

4

games / yr avg.

10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#147,173

#147,173 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

9 entries
2026
All-time peak 1631
at age 72 · −33 from today
Jan 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+248 Elo)
1380 → 1628
Mar 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 70
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 70
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 70
Mar 2024
2022
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 1380 → returned at 1628
Oct 2022

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Ingolf Poelsler 1,746
Obersteirische Liga 2025-2026 Round 3-4 · Nov 2025 · +13.2 Elo
Evolution
-20
1618 → 1598
Tournaments
3
13 games
Score
4.5/ 1334.6%
4W2D7L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsNikola Malaric1,465·Int. Graz Open 2026 - C·R3·-13.7
2.[L]vsTunde Erzsebet Boda1,474·Int. Graz Open 2026 - C·R1·-13.4
3.[L]vsMartin Kramer1,601·Int. Graz Open 2026 - C·R7·-9.9

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Int. Graz Open 2026 - C
Swiss
Feb 20262.5/5#351485-28.4
Offene Obersteirische Einzelmeisterschaft 2026
Swiss
Jan 20261/4#211593-4.6
Obersteirische Liga 2025-2026 Round 3-4
Team
Nov 20251/1#102546+13.4
Worst Elo result: Int. Graz Open 2026 - C (-28.4 Elo, finished #35).

Rankings

/
Austria
#2,766
out of 3,385 players
Europe
#98,364
in continent
World
#147,160
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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2766🇦🇹Zenz, Karl1,598
Europe
1
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2
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3
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3
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5
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6
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7
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8
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2,717
8
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10
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2,708
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98364🇦🇹Zenz, Karl1,598
World
1
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2,840
2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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10
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147160🇦🇹Zenz, Karl1,598