Felix Blohberger

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Felix Blohberger
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Blohberger in 2019
Personal information
Born (2002-08-20) 20 August 2002 (age 23)
Vienna, Austria
Chess career
CountryAustria
Title Grandmaster (2022)
FIDE   rating 2510 (November 2025)
Peak rating 2537 (February 2024)

Felix Blohberger (born 20 August 2002) is an Austrian chess grandmaster.

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Career

Blohberger was born in Vienna on 20 August 2002. [1] He became a FIDE master in 2016, an international master in 2018, and a grandmaster in 2022. [2]

He won the Austrian Chess Championship in 2022. [3]

He played in the Chess World Cup 2023, where he was defeated in the first round by Dimitrios Mastrovasilis in blitz tiebreaks. [4]

He played in the Chess World Cup 2025, where he was defeated in the second round by Yu Yangyi in blitz tiebreaks. [5]

He has a YouTube channel, on which he has described the difficulties involved in being a chess professional in Europe. [6]

Notable tournaments

Tournament NameYearELOPlacePoints
28th EY Open U16 2018 (Riga, Latvia)2018242712.5
Prague International Open (Prague, Czech Republic)2021247527.0
Vienna GM 2021 (Vienna, Austria)2021249026.5

References

  1. ↑ "The Top Chess Players in the World: Felix Blohberger". Chess.com . Archived from the original on 12 November 2025.
  2. ↑ "Blohberger, Felix". FIDE. Archived from the original on 12 November 2025.
  3. ↑ "Felix Blohberger and Annika Fröwis win Austrian Championship". FIDE. 20 August 2022. Archived from the original on 28 April 2025.
  4. ↑ "FIDE World Cup 2023 Round 1 Tiebreaks: A lot of drama and a few upsets". FIDE. 1 August 2023. Archived from the original on 12 November 2025.
  5. ↑ Levin, Anthony (7 November 2025). "Lodici Knocks Out Niemann, Rasmus Svane Wins In Armageddon". Chess.com . Archived from the original on 12 November 2025.
  6. ↑ Levin, Anthony (23 January 2025). "'Being A Chess Professional (In Europe) Sucks': GM Blohberger Raises Concerns". Chess.com . Archived from the original on 23 January 2025.
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