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Wespi, Josef

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FIDEFIDE 1302213· Male· Switzerland· Born in 1944

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Josef Wespi, a 82-year-old Swiss player, is rated 1666. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 16 months (2015–2017) and 70 months (2019–2025, COVID-19 included). Recent standard appearances include IGM 2025-26 Kat. C round 6-7, IGM 2025-26 Kat. B round 1-5, and Luzerner Open 2025 - Kat. B. His peak of 1714 was reached at age 80 (Mar 2024).

Current rating

1666

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1714

−48 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 80

Activity

3

games / yr avg.

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

Signature stat

#122,164

#122,164 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

12 entries
2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 81
Dec 2025
54th Swiss 80+ player
at age 81 · rated 1703
Nov 2025
2024
Crossed 1600
at age 80
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1714
at age 80 · −48 from today
Mar 2024
2020
51st Swiss 75-80 player
at age 76 · rated 1524
Jun 2020
2019
Inactive for 70 months
paused at 1524 → returned at 1703
Jul 2019

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Kurt Funk 1,716
Luzerner Open 2025 - Kat. B · Oct 2025 · +11.5 Elo
Evolution
-37
1703 → 1666
Tournaments
3
13 games
Score
3/ 1323.1%
4W3D6L
Top 2 wins
1.[W]vsKurt Funk1,716·Luzerner Open 2025 - Kat. B·R4·+11.5
2.[D]vsPeter Trachsel1,702·Luzerner Open 2025 - Kat. B·R1·+1.1
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsBruno Saxer1,671·Luzerner Open 2025 - Kat. B·R2·-9.8
2.[L]vsIgor Dzakula1,733·Luzerner Open 2025 - Kat. B·R7·-8.0
3.[L]vsJean-claude Michel1,737·Luzerner Open 2025 - Kat. B·R3·-7.9

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
IGM 2025-26 Kat. C round 6-7
Team
Jan 20261/1#8—+6.4
IGM 2025-26 Kat. B round 1-5
Team
Nov 20250/1#421187-3.2
Luzerner Open 2025 - Kat. B
Open Swiss
Oct 20252/6#291580-40.0
Worst Elo result: Luzerner Open 2025 - Kat. B (-40.0 Elo, finished #29).

Rankings

/
Switzerland
#2,300
out of 3,528 players
Europe
#84,492
in continent
World
#122,158
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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