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Rueetschi, Urs

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FIDEFIDE 1300776· Male· Switzerland· Born in 1960

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Urs Rueetschi, a 66-year-old Swiss FIDE Master, is rated 2288 and ranked 48th among Swiss players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He has slipped back 30 Elo over the past 12 months. 21 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include SMM NLB 2026 round 2, SMM NLB 2026 round 1, and SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 7. His peak of 2345 was reached at age 64 (Oct 2024, Swiss #26 at the time).

Awarded FM in 2004 (age 44).

Current rating

2288

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2345

−57 pts below
Oct 2024 · age 64

Activity

13

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#48

#48 · Swiss players · of 3,199

Career timeline

20 entries
2026
83rd 65-70 player worldwide
at age 66 · rated 2305
Jan 2026
2024
Peak Swiss rank: #26
at age 64 · rated 2345
Oct 2024
92nd 60-65 player worldwide
at age 64 · rated 2345
Oct 2024
All-time peak 2345
at age 64 · −57 from today
Oct 2024
2023
Best 12-month gain (+40 Elo)
2284 → 2324
Nov 2023
Re-crossed 2300
at age 63
May 2023

Standard rating history

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Gabriele BottaFM 2,359
SMM 2025 NLB rounds 8-9 · Oct 2025 · +1.4 Elo
Evolution
-34
2322 → 2288
Tournaments
11
21 games
Score
12/ 2157.1%
8W9D4L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsYvan MassereyFM2,229·SMM 2025 NLB round 5·R1·+7.2
2.[W]vsLorenz Wuethrich2,149·SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 7·R2·+6.1
3.[W]vsCedric Pahud2,166·SMM 2025 NLB round 6·R1·+6.0
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsSimon Schnell2,184·SMM NLB 2026 round 1·R1·-13.0
2.[L]vsJuergen Fend2,240·SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 3·R1·-11.8
3.[L]vsFlorian JenniGM2,463·SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 4·R2·-5.6

Last 12 months — tournaments

11 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
SMM NLB 2026 round 2
Team
Apr 20260.5/1#542161-3.6
SMM NLB 2026 round 1
Team
Mar 20260/1#1331384-13.2
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 7
Team
Mar 20261/1#3292949+6.0
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 4
Team
Jan 20260/1#10331663-5.8
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 3
Team
Dec 20250/1#7601440-12.2
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 1-2
Team
Nov 20251/1#4422961+6.0
SMM 2025 NLB rounds 8-9
Team
Oct 20250.5/2#1112280-2.2
SMM 2025 NLB round 7
Team
Sep 20250.5/1#612229-2.4
SMM 2025 NLB round 6
Team
Aug 20251/1#122966+6.2
SEM 2025 Title Tournament Seniors
Round-Robin
Jul 20256.5/9#12215-19.6
Worst Elo result: SEM 2025 Title Tournament Seniors (-19.6 Elo, finished #1).

Rankings

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Switzerland
#48
out of 3,418 players
Europe
#2,978
in continent
World
#4,461
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Switzerland
1
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2,576
2
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2,546
3
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2,535
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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2,491
8
🇨🇭Georgiadis, IoannisFollow Ioannis GeorgiadisTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,483
9
🇨🇭Vernay, ClovisFollow Clovis VernayTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,465
10
🇨🇭Jenni, FlorianFollow Florian JenniTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,462
...
48🇨🇭Rueetschi, Urs2,288
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
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2,759
3
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
5
🇵🇱Duda, Jan-KrzysztofFollow Jan-Krzysztof DudaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeFollow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
8
🇦🇿Mamedyarov, ShakhriyarFollow Shakhriyar MamedyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
10
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2,708
...
2978🇨🇭Rueetschi, Urs2,288
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
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2,753
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4461🇨🇭Rueetschi, Urs2,288