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AUT · 53 yrs · K=20 · Peak 2131 (By Jul 2012)

Best performance: 2234 at Landesmeisterschaft Steiermark 2016 Blitz(Best of 2016)

World #=13051 live, down 147#12,904 publishedAustria #218Europe #=7718among active players

Blitz rating

2020

FIDE’s November 2026 list. No rated games since, so the live rating is the same.

On FIDE’s list since Jul 2012 or earlier

How live ratings are calculated

Rating History · Blitz

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Blitz rating 2041 to 2020 over the last 12 months; peak 2131 by July 2012.

Official rating by month

Each month: the rating, its change from the list before, and the rated games FIDE counted.

ListClassicalBlitz
Nov 20262041, -4, 1 game2020, 0, 0 games
Oct 20262045, +4, 1 game2020, 0, 0 games
Sep 20262041, 0, 0 games2020, -23, 11 games
Aug 20262041, 0, 0 games2043, 0, 0 games
Jul 20262041, 0, 0 games2043, 0, 0 games
Jun 20262041, 0, 0 games2043, 0, 0 games
May 20262041, -2, 1 game2043, 0, 0 games
Apr 20262043, -5, 2 games2043, 0, 0 games
Mar 20262048, 0, 0 games2043, 0, 0 games
Feb 20262048, +5, 1 game2043, 0, 0 games
Jan 20262043, -7, 1 game2043, +2, 0 games
Dec 20252050, 0, 0 games2041, 0, 0 games

Form · Blitz

oldest → latest

Longest unbeaten run in 2026: 3 games, Aug 2.

From 97 blitz games on record, the latest on Aug 2.

Blitz games since the November list

No rated blitz games this rating periodsince the NOV26 list (Nov 1, 2026)

Last playedScore
Grazer Sommerblitzcup 2026 - Termin 4 (Flann O'Brien)Aug 2TPR 19406/11

The live rating moves only when new rated games are played. Until then it matches the published rating.

Best wins · Blitz

From 88 rated blitz games against rated opponents, 2012–2026

#OpponentRating
1, IM Florian Poetz, Aug 2016 · Landesmeisterschaft Steiermark 2016 Blitz, 2407
2, FM Kurt Fahrner, 2 wins, Aug 2013 · Blitz-LM Steiermark 2013, 2353
3, IM Manfred Freitag, Jul 2012 · ESV Austria Blitzturnier, 2345

Event timeline · Blitz

9 events

Events before the current rating period show the performance, not a rating change.

Live events show the rating change; earlier events show the performance rating.

Performance rating by year

YearGamesScoreAvg oppTPR
202611619041940
202511618281864
202311619021938
202211820002175
201711619581994
201611721322234
2013167½20412020
20126222422117

Games count in the month they were played. Each month and year is one performance rating over all of its rated games.

Rated near Thomas Pfaffel · Blitz

World

  1. #=13051Luka Jakop2020.0
  2. #=13051Aksel Svendsen2020.0
  3. #=13051Thomas Pfaffel2020.0
  4. #=13051Mark Scheinmaier2020.0
  5. #=13051David Kimura2020.0

Austria

  1. #216Josef Ager2022.0
  2. #217Johann Hadler2021.0
  3. #218Thomas Pfaffel2020.0
  4. #=219Christian Moritz2019.0
  5. #=219Johannes Kroell2019.0

Live rating: FIDE’s November list plus every rated game played since. Not affiliated with FIDE.