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Sutter, Oliver
FM🇨🇭FIDE 1300474· Male· Switzerland· Born in 1970
Follow Oliver SutterTrack his monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
Oliver Sutter, a 56-year-old Swiss FIDE Master, is rated 2299 and ranked 44th among Swiss players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +22 Elo over the past 12 months. 34 rated games in the past year (≈14/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open, SMM NLB 2026 round 1, and SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 7. He took a 30-month break between Nov 2015 and Jun 2018. His peak of 2407 was reached at age 36 (Jan 2006); he also reached Swiss #17 in Jul 2006.
Awarded FM in 2001 (age 31).
Current rating
2299
Standard
Rpd2267·Blz2207
All-time high
2407
−108 pts below
Jan 2006 · age 36
Jan 2006 · age 36
Activity
31
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
34 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#44
#44 · Swiss players · of 3,199
Career timeline
14 entries2026
4th Swiss 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 2299
May 2026
2021
3rd Swiss 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 2349
Sep 2021
2020
2nd Swiss 45-50 player
at age 50 · rated 2343
Oct 2020
2015
Inactive for 30 months
paused at 2328 → returned at 2326
Nov 2015
2011
3rd Swiss 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 2365
Jan 2011
2008
100 career games
at age 38
Jul 2008
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+18
2281 → 2299
Tournaments
11
41 games
Score
22/ 4153.7%
18W18D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5.5/9 | #191 | 2355 | +8.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #68 | 2263 | -0.5 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #898 | 1388 | -6.5 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3.5/5 | #9 | 2242 | -1.7 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1.5/2 | #95 | 2461 | +4.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #421 | 2455 | +2.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 2/2 | #22 | 2991 | +7.6 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 6.5/9 | #6 | 2242 | -1.5 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0.5/1 | #92 | 2271 | -0.2 |
Team | Aug 2025 | 1/1 | #8 | 3023 | +4.2 |
Rankings
/
Switzerland
#44
out of 3,418 players
Europe
#2,740
in continent
World
#4,121
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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