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Gerber, Richard

IM🇨🇭

FIDEFIDE 1300652· Male· Switzerland· Born in 1965

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Richard Gerber, a 61-year-old Swiss International Master, is rated 2218 and sitting in the top 3% of Swiss players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He has held steady between 2200 and 2250 for 17 months. 26 rated games in the past year (≈38/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include SMM NLA 2026 round 2, SMM NLB 2026 round 1, and Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r6-7. Also played 2 rapid (including Open 2025 du CEG - rounds 1-3) and 1 blitz events (including Blitz de l'Escalade 2025 du CEG) recently. His peak of 2432 was reached at age 36 (Jan 2001, Swiss #14 at the time).

Awarded IM in 2001 (age 36). Earned a GM norm at SUI TM CC 1999.

Current rating

2218

Standard

Rpd2318·Blz2224

All-time high

2432

−214 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 36

Activity

30

games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo

26 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

Top 3%

#100 · Swiss players · of 3,199

Career timeline

19 entries
2026
3rd Swiss 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 2232
Jan 2026
2021
3rd Swiss 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 2309
Aug 2021
2016
5th Swiss 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 2347
Mar 2016
2012
2nd Swiss 45-50 player
at age 47 · rated 2421
Oct 2012
Re-crossed 2400
at age 47
Mar 2012
2011
Re-crossed 2400
at age 46
Nov 2011

Standard rating history

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Sofiia HryzlovaWIM 2,274
SMM NLB 2026 round 1 · Mar 2026 · +0.7 Elo
Evolution
-14
2232 → 2218
Tournaments
15
34 games
Score
16.5/ 3448.5%
16W11D7L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsAlfredo Cacciola2,177·SMM 2025 NLA rounds 8-9·R1·+4.2
2.[W]vsDaniel LustenbergerFM2,164·SMM 2025 NLA round 6-7·R2·+4.0
3.[W]vsJose Ruiz2,009·Open International de Geneve 2025·R3·+2.1
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsMikayel Zargarov2,179·SMM NLA 2026 round 2·R1·-5.6
2.[L]vsAnand GautierFM2,253·Open 2025 du CEG - rounds 4-7·R6·-4.7
3.[L]vsDorian JaeggiFM2,310·SMM 2025 NLA rounds 8-9·R2·-3.9

Last 12 months — tournaments

15 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
SMM NLA 2026 round 2
Team
Apr 20260/1#701379-5.6
SMM NLB 2026 round 1
Team
Mar 20260.5/1#692274+0.7
Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r6-7
Team
Mar 20260.5/1#22051932-3.5
Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r4
Team
Jan 20260.5/1#16762049-2.4
Coupe du Leman GE 2025-26 Category A
Team
Jan 20260.5/1#312264-2.0
Team 2026 - Coupe de France 32e Finale
Team
Jan 20260.5/1#1442190-0.6
Team 2026 - Coupe de France 3e tour
Team
Dec 20251/1#552729+1.4
Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r3
Team
Dec 20250.5/1#16451831-4.2
Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r2
Team
Nov 20251/1#9272634+0.8
Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r1
Team
Oct 20251/1#6212709+1.3

Most-Played Opponents

vsAndreas HussIM
🇨🇭SUI·2224
+3 −1 =5
9 games·last met Mar 2013
View head-to-head →
vsAndrei SokolovGM
🇫🇷FRA·2446
+0 −3 =5
8 games·last met Apr 2012
View head-to-head →
vsAurelio ColmenaresFM
🇨🇭SUI·2313
+3 −4 =0
7 games·last met Sep 2024
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vsMurtez OndoziFM
KOS·2306
+0 −3 =3
6 games·last met Feb 2024
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vsPablo Schmid
🇨🇭SUI·2119
+5 −1 =0
6 games·last met Feb 2023
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Rankings

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Switzerland
#100
out of 3,418 players
Europe
#5,034
in continent
World
#7,239
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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