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Seifert, Josef Maria
🇪🇸FIDE 24563374· Male· Spain· Born in 1945
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Josef Maria Seifert, a 81-year-old Spanish player, is rated 1564. He has slipped back 38 Elo over the past 12 months. 15 rated games in the past year (≈4/year long-term). Recent appearances: Offene Oesterreichische Senioren- und Nestorenmeisterschaft 2026 - S50 u. S65 and LIECHTENSTEIN NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 (Open). He had 3 career breaks: 29 months (2016–2019), 33 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included) and 21 months (2022–2024). His peak of 1612 was reached at age 79 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1564
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1612
−48 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 79
Mar 2024 · age 79
Activity
7
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#160,840
#160,840 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 80
Jul 2025
Best 12-month gain (+248 Elo)
1354 → 1602
Jan 2025
2024
Crossed 1600
at age 79
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 79
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 79
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1612
at age 79 · −48 from today
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
Offene Oesterreichische Senioren- und Nestorenmeisterschaft 2026 - S50 u. S65perf 1657 (+93) · 2/6 · #22
Top opponent
Evolution
-3
1567 → 1564
Tournaments
2
12 games
Score
3/ 1225.0%
2W2D8L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsWalter Reiner1,658·Offene Oesterreichische Senioren- und Nestorenmeisterschaft 2026 - S50 u. S65·R4·+12.6
2.[D]vsHeimo TitzFM1,837·Offene Oesterreichische Senioren- und Nestorenmeisterschaft 2026 - S50 u. S65·R2·+6.6
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 2/6 | #22 | 1657 | +13.0 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 1/3 | #12 | 1622 | -16.2 |
Rankings
/
Spain
#15,127
out of 20,300 players
Europe
#105,497
in continent
World
#160,823
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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