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Hirzel, Rene

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FIDEFIDE 1300938· Male· Switzerland· Born in 1965

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Rene Hirzel, a 61-year-old Swiss player, is rated 2057 and sitting in the top 9% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2050 and 2100 for 2 years. 12 rated games in the past year (≈5/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 42e Open International d'echecs de Cappelle la Grande, SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 3, and SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 1-2. He had 2 career breaks: 14 months (2001–2002) and 31 months (2012–2015). His peak of 2182 was reached at age 38 (Jan 2003).

Current rating

2057

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2182

−125 pts below
Jan 2003 · age 38

Activity

5

games / yr avg.

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

Signature stat

Top 9%

#19,909 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

14 entries
2026
19th Swiss 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 2084
Mar 2026
2022
13th Swiss 55-60 player
at age 57 · rated 2119
Apr 2022
2020
17th Swiss 50-55 player
at age 55 · rated 2135
Oct 2020
2019
100 career games
at age 54
Nov 2019
2013
26th Swiss 45-50 player
at age 48 · rated 2151
Apr 2013
2012
Inactive for 31 months
paused at 2151 → returned at 2149
Nov 2012

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Zino VeleshnjaFM 2,189
42e Open International d'echecs de Cappelle la Grande · Feb 2026 · +3.6 Elo
Evolution
-14
2071 → 2057
Tournaments
4
12 games
Score
7/ 1258.3%
4W6D2L

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
42e Open International d'echecs de Cappelle la Grande
Open Swiss
Feb 20265/9#1831946-26.8
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 3
Team
Dec 20251/1#972643+4.0
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 1-2
Team
Nov 20251/1#5862826+8.8
SMM 2025 NLB round 4
Team
May 20250/1#1371181-12.8
Worst Elo result: 42e Open International d'echecs de Cappelle la Grande (-26.8 Elo, finished #183).

Rankings

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Switzerland
#276
out of 3,418 players
Europe
#14,601
in continent
World
#19,909
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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4
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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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276🇨🇭Hirzel, Rene2,057
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
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2,759
3
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2,759
5
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2,739
6
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7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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2,717
10
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2,708
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14601🇨🇭Hirzel, Rene2,057
World
1
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2,840
2
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3
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4
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5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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19909🇨🇭Hirzel, Rene2,057