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Ballmann, Martin

IM🇨🇭

FIDEFIDE 1300350· Male· Switzerland· Born in 1968

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Martin Ballmann, a 58-year-old Swiss International Master, is rated 2330 and ranked 34th among Swiss players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2300 and 2350 for 2 years. 13 rated games in the past year (≈19/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include SMM NLA 2026 round 2, SMM NLA 2026 round 1, and SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 1-2. His peak of 2431 was reached at age 34 (Jan 2002); he also reached Swiss #12 in Oct 2004.

Awarded IM in 2001 (age 33).

Current rating

2330

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2431

−101 pts below
Jan 2002 · age 34

Activity

12

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#34

#34 · Swiss players · of 3,201

Career timeline

18 entries
2025
2nd Swiss 55-60 player
at age 57 · rated 2333
Sep 2025
2023
2nd Swiss 50-55 player
at age 55 · rated 2354
Jun 2023
2018
Re-crossed 2400
at age 50
Jan 2018
2017
2nd Swiss 45-50 player
at age 49 · rated 2404
Aug 2017
6-month rising streak
+13 Elo
Jul 2017
Re-crossed 2400
at age 49
Jun 2017

Standard rating history

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Alexander HuzmanGM 2,521
40th European Club Cup (open) · Oct 2025 · +7.5 Elo
Best comeback
SMM 2025 NLA round 6-7
finished #3 (seeded #39 of 80)
Evolution
+7
2323 → 2330
Tournaments
7
12 games
Score
7.5/ 1262.5%
6W3D3L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsAlexander HuzmanGM2,521·40th European Club Cup (open)·R5·+7.5
2.[W]vsLucas BrunnerGM2,414·SMM 2025 NLA round 6-7·R2·+6.1
3.[W]vsGulenay AydinWIM2,237·40th European Club Cup (open)·R6·+3.7
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsMichael HochstrasserIM2,299·SMM 2025 NLA rounds 8-9·R1·-5.3
2.[L]vsPeter, Dr. KuehnIM2,309·SMM NLA 2026 round 2·R1·-5.3
3.[L]vsValery AtlasIM2,406·SMM 2025 NLA rounds 8-9·R2·-3.8

Last 12 months — tournaments

7 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
SMM NLA 2026 round 2
Team
Apr 20260/1#611509-5.4
SMM NLA 2026 round 1
Team
Mar 20261/1#82990+3.1
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 1-2
Team
Nov 20251/1#2102852+1.7
40th European Club Cup (open)
Team
Oct 20253/4#3542458+7.1
SMM 2025 NLA rounds 8-9
Team
Sep 20250/2#811553-9.5
SMM 2025 NLA round 6-7
Team
Aug 20252/2#33127+10.0
SMM 2025 NLA round 5
Team
Jun 20250.5/1#322202-1.7

Most-Played Opponents

vsMichael HochstrasserIM
🇨🇭SUI·2311
+2 −3 =1
6 games·last met Sep 2025
View head-to-head →
vsJuergen Fend
🇨🇭SUI·2268
+3 −1 =1
5 games·last met Aug 2023
View head-to-head →
vsChristoph PfrommerFM
🇩🇪GER·2262
+2 −0 =3
5 games·last met Mar 2023
View head-to-head →
vsBranko FilipovicIM
🇨🇭SUI·2199
+0 −1 =4
5 games·last met Jul 2015
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Rankings

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Switzerland
#34
out of 3,420 players
Europe
#2,081
in continent
World
#3,203
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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World
Switzerland
1
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2,576
2
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2,546
3
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2,535
4
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2,523
5
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2,520
6
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2,514
7
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2,491
8
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2,483
9
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2,465
10
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2,462
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34🇨🇭Ballmann, Martin2,330
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
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2,759
3
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2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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2,717
10
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2,708
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2081🇨🇭Ballmann, Martin2,330
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
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2,754
10
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2,753
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3203🇨🇭Ballmann, Martin2,330