CChessStats
Format
KF

Klopfenstein, Francois

🇨🇭

FIDEFIDE 1303040· Male· Switzerland· Born in 1962

Follow Francois KlopfensteinTrack his monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.

Francois Klopfenstein, a 64-year-old Swiss player, is rated 1846 — just 14 short of his peak of 1860 (Oct 2025, age 63). He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 23 months (2014–2016) and 43 months (2018–2022, COVID-19 included). Recent standard appearances include SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 1, SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 7, and Coupe jurassienne 2025 round 3 1-8 finals. Also played 1 rapid event (including Biel Chess Festival 2025 - RAP) recently.

Current rating

1846

Standard

Rpd1815·Blz—

All-time high

1860

−14 pts below
Oct 2025 · age 63

Activity

5

games / yr avg.

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

Signature stat

#62,522

#62,522 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

11 entries
2025
All-time peak 1860
at age 63 · −14 from today
Oct 2025
Best 12-month gain (+115 Elo)
1734 → 1849
Jan 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 62
Mar 2024
2018
Crossed 1800
at age 56
Dec 2018
Inactive for 43 months
paused at 1802 → returned at 1753
Dec 2018
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 56
Sep 2018

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Andre Desages 1,936
SMM 2025 2. Liga round 4 · May 2025 · +2.4 Elo
Evolution
-5
1851 → 1846
Tournaments
7
10 games
Score
3.5/ 1035.0%
5W3D2L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsStefan Schmied1,792·SMM 2025 2. Liga round 7·R1·+8.1
2.[W]vsDominic Jakob1,575·SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 7·R2·+3.5
3.[D]vsAndre Desages1,936·SMM 2025 2. Liga round 4·R1·+2.4

Last 12 months — tournaments

7 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 1
Team
Mar 20260/1#10341283-4.0
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 7
Team
Mar 20261/1#1582375+3.4
Coupe jurassienne 2025 round 3 1-8 finals
Swiss
Jan 20260/1#11894-13.0
SMM 2025 2. Liga round 7
Team
Sep 20251/1#152592+8.4
SMM 2025 2. Liga round 6
Team
Aug 20250.5/1#1451890+1.0

Rankings

/
Switzerland
#1,111
out of 3,418 players
Europe
#45,701
in continent
World
#62,522
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Switzerland
1
🇨🇭Milov, VadimFollow Vadim MilovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,576
2
🇨🇭Bogner, SebastianFollow Sebastian BognerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,546
3
🇨🇭Peng, Li MinFollow Li Min PengTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,535
4
🇨🇭Demuth, AdrienFollow Adrien DemuthTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,523
5
🇨🇭Georgiadis, NicoFollow Nico GeorgiadisTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,520
6
🇨🇭Pelletier, YannickFollow Yannick PelletierTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,514
7
🇨🇭Kosteniuk, AlexandraFollow Alexandra KosteniukTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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
...
1111🇨🇭Klopfenstein, Francois1,846
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
3
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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
🇳🇱Van Foreest, JordenFollow Jorden Van ForeestTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,735
7
🇭🇺Rapport, RichardFollow Richard RapportTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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
🇹🇷Erdogmus, Yagiz KaanFollow Yagiz Kaan ErdogmusTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,708
...
45701🇨🇭Klopfenstein, Francois1,846
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
3
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,788
4
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
...
62522🇨🇭Klopfenstein, Francois1,846