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Gloessl, Sota Alexander
FM🇦🇹FIDE 1674315· Male· Austria· Born in 2007
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Sota Alexander Gloessl, a 19-year-old Austrian FIDE Master, is rated 2227 and sitting in the top 4% of Austrian players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +49 Elo over the past 12 months. 66 rated games in the past year (≈46/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include OOE Landesliga Ost 2025-2026 Round 11, OOE Landesliga Oberoesterreich 2025-2026 Round 11, and OOE Landesliga Oberoesterreich 2025-2026 Round 9-10. His peak of 2305 was reached at age 18 (Nov 2025, Austrian #60 at the time).
Awarded FM in 2025 (age 18) and CM in 2025 (age 18). At junior level, he reached #5, #3, #8 and #10 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
2227
Standard
Rpd2115·Blz2132
All-time high
2305
−78 pts below
Nov 2025 · age 18
Nov 2025 · age 18
Activity
59
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
66 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#116 · Austrian players · of 3,043
Career timeline
16 entries2026
5th Austrian U20 player
at age 19 · rated 2297
Jan 2026
2025
Peak Austrian rank: #60
at age 18 · rated 2305
Nov 2025
3rd Austrian U18 player
at age 18 · rated 2305
Nov 2025
FM title awardedFM
at age 18
Nov 2025
Crossed 2300
at age 18
Nov 2025
All-time peak 2305
at age 18 · −78 from today
Nov 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+49
2178 → 2227
Tournaments
21
66 games
Score
45.5/ 6668.9%
34W23D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
20 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #60 | 1447 | -10.0 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #60 | 1320 | -12.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #53 | 2190 | -2.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 2/2 | #3 | 2775 | +7.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/2 | #70 | 1945 | -16.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #27 | 2717 | +2.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #1 | 2774 | +2.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/2 | #73 | 2057 | -13.2 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4.5/5 | #1 | 2371 | +7.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4/7 | #24 | 2079 | -35.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMario HofstadlerCM
🇦🇹AUT·2135
+2 −1 =2
5 games·last met Jul 2025
View head-to-head →
vsJohannes LerchFM
🇦🇹AUT·2220
+0 −3 =2
5 games·last met May 2024
View head-to-head →
vsLaurenz BorrmannIM
🇦🇹AUT·2396
+0 −5 =0
5 games·last met Apr 2023
View head-to-head →
vsAlexander GschielFM
🇦🇹AUT·2319
+0 −5 =0
5 games·last met Oct 2022
View head-to-head →
Rankings
/
Austria
#116
out of 3,405 players
Europe
#4,701
in continent
World
#6,816
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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