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Forster, Richard
IM🇨🇭FIDE 1301764· Male· Switzerland· Born in 1975
Richard Forster, a 51-year-old Swiss International Master, is rated 2457 and ranked 12th among Swiss players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He plays occasionally (2 games in the last 12 months). His peak of 2496 was reached at age 31 (Jan 2006); he also reached Swiss #8 in Jul 2001 and spent 33 months in Swiss top 10.
Awarded IM in 2001 (age 26).
Current rating
2457
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2496
−39 pts below
Jan 2006 · age 31
Jan 2006 · age 31
Activity
4
games / yr avg.
2 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#12
#12 · Swiss players · of 3,087
33 months in National top 10 (2001–2023)
33 months in National top 10 (2001–2023)
Career timeline
13 entries2026
41st 50-55 player worldwide
at age 51 · rated 2457
Feb 2026
2023
41st 45-50 player worldwide
at age 48 · rated 2468
Dec 2023
33 months in national top 10
longest streak 19 months · since Jan 2001
May 2023
2019
Inactive for 22 months
paused at 2442 → returned at 2449
Nov 2019
2nd Swiss 40-45 player
at age 44 · rated 2458
May 2019
2007
100 career games
at age 32
Oct 2007
Recent Results (last 12 months)
Evolution
-5
2462 → 2457
Score
0/ 20.0%
0W0D2L
Standard rating history
Rankings
/
Switzerland
#12
out of 3,308 players
Europe
#649
in continent
World
#948
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Switzerland
Europe
World
FIDE Games Detail
Last scraped: 2026-04-16Scrape games
3 Standard games (last 12 months)
2025-09STDSMM 2025 NLA round 6-7Elo 2457
| Opponent | Elo | Res. | Δ Elo | ♟ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| mPetkidis, AnthonyGER | 2456 | 0 | -5.1 | ♚ |
2025-05STDSMM 2025 NLA round 2-4Elo 2462
| Opponent | Elo | Res. | Δ Elo | ♟ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| mBrunner, NicolasFRA | 2417 | 0 | -5.7 | ♚ |
2025-04STDSMM 2025 NLA round 1Elo 2468
| Opponent | Elo | Res. | Δ Elo | ♟ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| gSokolov, AndreiFRA | 2452 | ½ | -0.2 | ♚ |