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Ammann, Philipp

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FIDEFIDE 1300482· Male· Switzerland· Born in 1955

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Philipp Ammann, a 71-year-old Swiss FIDE Master, is rated 2048 and sitting in the top 10% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2000 and 2050 for 9 months. 20 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include SMM NLB 2026 round 3, SMM NLB 2026 round 2, and SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 4. His peak of 2242 was reached at age 53 (Jan 2008).

Awarded FM in 2001 (age 46).

Current rating

2048

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2242

−194 pts below
Jan 2008 · age 53

Activity

12

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

19 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

Top 10%

#21,023 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

18 entries
2026
5th Swiss 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 2048
Jun 2026
2021
4th Swiss 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 2163
Dec 2021
2020
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 2170 → returned at 2170
Jan 2020
2017
7th Swiss 60-65 player
at age 62 · rated 2211
Jun 2017
Best 12-month gain (+44 Elo)
2167 → 2211
Jun 2017
Re-crossed 2200
at age 62
Apr 2017

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Best result
Bundesturnier Sen-1
perf 2149 (+101) · 4/5 · #1
Top opponent
vs Gabriel Fernandes Barbosa Dos SantosCM 2,188
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 4 · Jan 2026 · +4.3 Elo
Evolution
-4
2052 → 2048
Tournaments
8
21 games
Score
13/ 2161.9%
6W14D1L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsRoland Levrand2,120·Bundesturnier Sen-1·R4·+12.0
2.[W]vsLancelot Gafner1,984·SMM NLB 2026 round 3·R1·+8.2
3.[W]vsHans Joller1,882·Bundesturnier Sen-1·R2·+5.6
Top 1 loss
1.[L]vsHans-Elmar SchwingFM2,289·SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 3·R1·-3.6

Last 12 months — tournaments

8 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Bundesturnier Sen-1
Swiss
May 20264/5#12149+16.0
SMM NLB 2026 round 3
Team
May 20261/1#212784+9.0
SMM NLB 2026 round 2
Team
Apr 20260.5/1#961859-4.4
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 4
Team
Jan 20260.5/1#7622188+4.4
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 3
Team
Dec 20250/1#7981489-3.6
SMM 2025 NLB rounds 8-9
Team
Oct 20251/2#701977-2.8
SSS Pontresina
Swiss
Sep 20255.5/7#212104-21.0
SMM 2025 NLB round 6
Team
Aug 20250.5/1#802011-1.2
Worst Elo result: SSS Pontresina (-21.0 Elo, finished #21).

Rankings

/
Switzerland
#297
out of 3,528 players
Europe
#15,437
in continent
World
#21,023
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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297🇨🇭Ammann, Philipp2,048
Europe
1
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2
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5
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6
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7
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15437🇨🇭Ammann, Philipp2,048
World
1
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2,841
2
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6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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