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Gschnitzer, Oswald, Dr.
IM🇩🇪FIDE 4600231· Male· Germany· Born in 1966
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Oswald, Dr. Gschnitzer, a 60-year-old German International Master, is rated 2335 and sitting in the top 2% of German players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months) and took a 23-month break between Jul 2002 and Jul 2004. Recent appearances: 2. Bundesliga Sued 2025-2026 Februar 2026 and Oberliga Baden 2025-2026 Januar 2026. Also played 1 rapid event (including Baden-Wuerttembergische Schnellschacheinzelmeisterschaft 2025) recently. His peak of 2481 was reached at age 46 (Mar 2012, German #55 at the time).
Awarded IM in 2001 (age 35).
Current rating
2335
Standard
Rpd2314·Blz2350
All-time high
2481
−146 pts below
Mar 2012 · age 46
Mar 2012 · age 46
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 2%
#246 · German players · of 14,156
Career timeline
16 entries2025
17th German 55-60 player
at age 59 · rated 2350
Sep 2025
2023
500 career games
at age 57
Apr 2023
2018
20th German 50-55 player
at age 52 · rated 2389
Jun 2018
2014
Re-crossed 2400
at age 48
Nov 2014
2012
Peak German rank: #55
at age 46 · rated 2481
Mar 2012
79th 45-50 player worldwide
at age 46 · rated 2481
Mar 2012
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-15
2350 → 2335
Tournaments
5
8 games
Score
3.5/ 843.8%
1W5D2L
Top 2 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/2 | #101 | 2005 | -8.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #24 | 2392 | +0.7 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1.5/2 | #24 | 2464 | +3.2 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0.5/1 | #23 | 2279 | -0.8 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0.5/2 | #75 | 1981 | -9.5 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsNikolas Schenk-PoganFM
🇨🇭SUI·2198
+2 −0 =4
6 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsZoltan VargaGM
🇭🇺HUN·2321
+0 −2 =4
6 games·last met Aug 2015
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vsSrdjan PanzalovicIM
🇩🇪GER·2424
+3 −1 =1
5 games·last met Jul 2019
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vsDaniel RoosIM
🇫🇷FRA·2291
+1 −1 =3
5 games·last met Sep 2018
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vsArmin Farmani AnoshehFM
🇩🇪GER·2284
+2 −0 =3
5 games·last met Mar 2014
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Rankings
/
Germany
#246
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#1,994
in continent
World
#3,057
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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