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Ruefenacht, Matthias

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FIDEFIDE 1300300· Male· Switzerland· Born in 1956

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Matthias Ruefenacht, a 70-year-old Swiss FIDE Master, is rated 2247 and sitting in the top 2% of Swiss players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months). Recent standard appearances include SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 3, SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 2, and SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 1. His peak of 2403 was reached at age 48 (Jan 2004); he also reached Swiss #17 in Apr 2004.

Awarded FM in 2001 (age 45).

Current rating

2247

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2403

−156 pts below
Jan 2004 · age 48

Activity

8

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

Top 2%

#74 · Swiss players · of 3,316

Career timeline

16 entries
2023
66th 65-70 player worldwide
at age 67 · rated 2279
Dec 2023
2020
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 2289 → returned at 2287
Apr 2020
2017
99th 60-65 player worldwide
at age 61 · rated 2318
May 2017
2012
100 career games
at age 56
Nov 2012
90th 55-60 player worldwide
at age 56 · rated 2370
Jan 2012
2008
4th Swiss 50-55 player
at age 52 · rated 2361
Oct 2008

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Nikash Urwyler 2,027
SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 1 · Mar 2026 · +2.1 Elo
Evolution
-16
2263 → 2247
Tournaments
8
8 games
Score
4/ 850.0%
1W6D1L
Top 1 win
1.[W]vsNikash Urwyler2,027·SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 1·R1·+2.1
Top 1 loss
1.[L]vsLaurent Vilaseca2,082·SMM 2025 NLB rounds 8-9·R1·-7.3

Last 12 months — tournaments

8 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 3
Team
May 20260.5/1#5622108-1.9
SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 2
Team
Apr 20260.5/1#6192007-3.0
SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 1
Team
Mar 20261/1#4962827+2.1
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 7
Team
Mar 20260.5/1#5612102-2.0
Oberliga Baden-Wuerttemberg 2025-2026 Februar 2026
Team
Feb 20260.5/1#902136-1.6
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 4
Team
Jan 20260.5/1#5472100-2.1
SMM 2025 NLB rounds 8-9
Team
Oct 20250/1#1871282-7.4
SMM 2025 1.Liga round 6
Team
Aug 20250.5/1#1352258-0.1

Rankings

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Switzerland
#74
out of 3,528 players
Europe
#4,070
in continent
World
#5,963
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Switzerland
1
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2,577
2
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2,547
3
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2,541
4
🇨🇭Demuth, AdrienFollow Adrien DemuthTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,523
5
🇨🇭Georgiadis, NicoFollow Nico GeorgiadisTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,520
6
🇨🇭Pelletier, YannickFollow Yannick PelletierTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,514
7
🇨🇭Kosteniuk, AlexandraFollow Alexandra KosteniukTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,496
8
🇨🇭Georgiadis, IoannisFollow Ioannis GeorgiadisTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,483
9
🇨🇭Vernay, ClovisFollow Clovis VernayTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,465
10
🇨🇭Jenni, FlorianFollow Florian JenniTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,462
...
74🇨🇭Ruefenacht, Matthias2,247
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
3
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
4
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,744
5
🇵🇱Duda, Jan-KrzysztofFollow Jan-Krzysztof DudaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,739
6
🇭🇺Rapport, RichardFollow Richard RapportTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,729
7
🇳🇱Van Foreest, JordenFollow Jorden Van ForeestTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,728
8
🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeFollow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,721
9
🇦🇿Mamedyarov, ShakhriyarFollow Shakhriyar MamedyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
10
🇹🇷Erdogmus, Yagiz KaanFollow Yagiz Kaan ErdogmusTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,713
...
4070🇨🇭Ruefenacht, Matthias2,247
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
2
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
4
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
4
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
...
5963🇨🇭Ruefenacht, Matthias2,247