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Hammer, Peter

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FIDEFIDE 1300466· Male· Switzerland· Born in 1951

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Peter Hammer, a 75-year-old Swiss FIDE Master, is rated 2185 and sitting in the top 4% of Swiss players, and in the top 4% worldwide. He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months) and had 4 career breaks: 20 months (2002–2004), 47 months (2004–2008), 34 months (2013–2016) and 94 months (2017–2025). 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 2283 was reached at age 51 (Apr 2002); he also reached Swiss #79 in Jul 2008.

Awarded FM in 2001 (age 50).

Current rating

2185

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2283

−98 pts below
Apr 2002 · age 51

Activity

3

games / yr avg.

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

Signature stat

Top 4%

#131 · Swiss players · of 3,316

Career timeline

15 entries
2025
78th 70-75 player worldwide
at age 74 · rated 2212
Sep 2025
2017
Inactive for 94 months
paused at 2218 → returned at 2212
Oct 2017
6th Swiss 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 2235
Mar 2017
2013
Inactive for 34 months
paused at 2240 → returned at 2235
Nov 2013
2012
6th Swiss 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 2248
Sep 2012
2008
Peak Swiss rank: #79
at age 57 · rated 2274
Jul 2008

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Gerhard KieferFM 2,216
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 4 · Jan 2026 · +0.5 Elo
Evolution
-33
2218 → 2185
Tournaments
8
8 games
Score
3.5/ 843.8%
1W5D2L

Last 12 months — tournaments

8 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 3
Team
May 20260.5/1#6511968-5.6
SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 2
Team
Apr 20260.5/1#5871920-6.6
SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 1
Team
Mar 20261/1#3422766+4.2
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 5-6
Team
Feb 20260/1#13891573-5.4
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 4
Team
Jan 20260.5/1#7302216+0.4
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 1-2
Team
Nov 20250/1#12001495-7.6
SMM 2025 2. Liga round 7
Team
Sep 20250.5/1#1422040-4.6
SMM 2025 2. Liga round 6
Team
Aug 20250.5/1#1111982-6.0

Rankings

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Switzerland
#131
out of 3,528 players
Europe
#6,337
in continent
World
#8,999
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
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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
🇨🇭Georgiadis, IoannisFollow Ioannis GeorgiadisTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,483
9
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2,465
10
🇨🇭Jenni, FlorianFollow Florian JenniTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,462
...
131🇨🇭Hammer, Peter2,185
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
...
6337🇨🇭Hammer, Peter2,185
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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
🇩🇪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
...
8999🇨🇭Hammer, Peter2,185