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Hochstrasser, Michael
IM🇨🇭FIDE 1302981· Male· Switzerland· Born in 1976
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Michael Hochstrasser, a 50-year-old Swiss International Master, is rated 2311 and ranked 41st among Swiss players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He has held steady between 2300 and 2350 for 8 months. 11 rated games in the past year (≈18/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include SMM NLA 2026 round 2, SMM NLA 2026 round 1, and SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 5-6. Also played 1 blitz event (including Swiss Blitz Championship 2025) recently. His peak of 2400 was reached at age 32 (Jan 2008); he also reached Swiss #19 in Apr 2008.
Awarded IM in 2009 (age 33) and FM in 2001 (age 25).
Current rating
2311
Standard
Rpd2311·Blz2234
All-time high
2400
−89 pts below
Jan 2008 · age 32
Jan 2008 · age 32
Activity
14
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#41
#41 · Swiss players · of 3,199
Career timeline
17 entries2025
Re-crossed 2300
at age 49
Oct 2025
Re-crossed 2300
at age 49
Jul 2025
2023
4th Swiss 45-50 player
at age 47 · rated 2329
Aug 2023
2020
6th Swiss 40-45 player
at age 44 · rated 2341
Oct 2020
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 2341 → returned at 2337
Mar 2020
2009
IM title awardedIM
at age 33 · 80th FIDE Congress 2009
Sep 2009
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+13
2298 → 2311
Tournaments
8
11 games
Score
6.5/ 1159.1%
4W5D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #62 | 1568 | -4.3 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #48 | 2540 | +2.9 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #758 | 2267 | -1.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #625 | 2288 | -0.3 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1.5/2 | #106 | 2502 | +5.1 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 2/2 | #2 | 3062 | +9.0 |
Team | Aug 2025 | 0/1 | #83 | 1628 | -3.3 |
Team | Jun 2025 | 1/1 | #16 | 3009 | +3.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMartin BallmannIM
🇨🇭SUI·2330
+3 −2 =1
6 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsDennis KaczmarczykIM
🇩🇪GER·2452
+3 −2 =1
6 games·last met Aug 2023
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vsBeat ZuegerIM
🇨🇭SUI
+1 −1 =4
6 games·last met Mar 2013
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vsDieter, Dr. KnoedlerFM
🇩🇪GER·2265
+0 −2 =3
5 games·last met Aug 2024
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vsBranko FilipovicIM
🇨🇭SUI·2199
+0 −1 =4
5 games·last met Apr 2023
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Rankings
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Switzerland
#41
out of 3,418 players
Europe
#2,467
in continent
World
#3,746
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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