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Kaenel, Hansjuerg

IM🇨🇭

FIDEFIDE 1300440· Male· Switzerland· Born in 1952

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Hansjuerg Kaenel, a 74-year-old Swiss International Master, is rated 2254 and sitting in the top 2% of Swiss players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He is currently in the 2250–2300 range. 12 rated games in the past year (≈30/year long-term). 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 2441 was reached at age 49 (Jan 2001, Swiss #12 at the time).

Awarded IM in 2001 (age 49).

Current rating

2254

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2441

−187 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 49

Activity

11

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

Top 2%

#68 · Swiss players · of 3,316

Career timeline

22 entries
2023
39th 70-75 player worldwide
at age 71 · rated 2277
Oct 2023
2022
77th 65-70 player worldwide
at age 70 · rated 2283
Apr 2022
2020
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 2283 → returned at 2286
Feb 2020
2016
Re-crossed 2300
at age 64
Dec 2016
Re-crossed 2300
at age 64
Oct 2016
Re-crossed 2300
at age 64
Jun 2016

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Eugene Kudryavtsev 2,161
SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 2 · Apr 2026 · +3.7 Elo
Evolution
-3
2257 → 2254
Tournaments
11
12 games
Score
9.5/ 1279.2%
8W3D1L

Last 12 months — tournaments

11 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 3
Team
May 20261/1#1022723+1.2
SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 2
Team
Apr 20261/1#252961+3.8
SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 1
Team
Mar 20260.5/1#6221987-3.3
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 7
Team
Mar 20260.5/1#5711907-3.9
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 5-6
Team
Feb 20261/1#4932769+1.6
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 4
Team
Jan 20261/1#3552722+1.2
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 3
Team
Dec 20251/1#1282734+1.3
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 1-2
Team
Nov 20251/2#3822043-5.2
SMM 2025 1.Liga round 7
Team
Sep 20251/1#652647+0.8
SMM 2025 1.Liga round 6
Team
Aug 20250.5/1#1192207-0.7

Most-Played Opponents

vsLaurent Jacot
🇨🇭SUI·2125
+2 −0 =5
7 games·last met Sep 2022
View head-to-head →
vsAndrei SokolovGM
🇫🇷FRA·2446
+1 −4 =1
6 games·last met Sep 2021
View head-to-head →
vsHeinz WirthensohnIM
🇨🇭SUI·2236
+0 −1 =4
5 games·last met Mar 2016
View head-to-head →

Rankings

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Switzerland
#68
out of 3,528 players
Europe
#3,882
in continent
World
#5,699
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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World
Switzerland
1
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2
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3
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2,541
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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2,496
8
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2,483
9
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2,465
10
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2,462
...
68🇨🇭Kaenel, Hansjuerg2,254
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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2,767
3
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2,764
4
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2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
...
3882🇨🇭Kaenel, Hansjuerg2,254
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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2,753
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5699🇨🇭Kaenel, Hansjuerg2,254