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Zingg, Walter
🇨🇭FIDE 1303279· Male· Switzerland· Born in 1943
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Walter Zingg, a 83-year-old Swiss player, is rated 1805. He has slipped back 39 Elo over the past 12 months. 32 rated games in the past year (≈6/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 3, SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 2, and SSS Lugano 2026. Also played 1 rapid event (including 21. Open du Jura - Rapid) recently. He had 5 career breaks: 23 months (2010–2012), 17 months (2013–2015), 13 months (2015–2016), 38 months (2019–2023, COVID-19 included) and 14 months (2024–2025). His peak of 1867 was reached at age 82 (Apr 2025).
Current rating
1805
Standard
Rpd1892·Blz—
All-time high
1867
−62 pts below
Apr 2025 · age 82
Apr 2025 · age 82
Activity
13
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
30 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#74,821
#74,821 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
20 entries2026
Re-crossed 1800
at age 83
Jun 2026
100 career games
at age 83
May 2026
2025
All-time peak 1867
at age 82 · −62 from today
Apr 2025
2024
13th Swiss 80+ player
at age 81 · rated 1862
Nov 2024
Best 12-month gain (+85 Elo)
1777 → 1862
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 81
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-38
1843 → 1805
Tournaments
12
30 games
Score
13.5/ 3045.0%
10W7D13L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
12 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 1/1 | #214 | 2623 | +10.8 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #945 | 1125 | -6.6 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4/7 | #10 | 1735 | -12.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #803 | 1279 | -3.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/2 | #1347 | 1278 | -9.0 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #8 | 1187 | -6.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #532 | 1773 | -1.8 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #215 | 2607 | +9.4 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 1.5/4 | #68 | 1794 | -6.4 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3.5/8 | #30 | 1757 | -20.8 |
Rankings
/
Switzerland
#1,386
out of 3,528 players
Europe
#54,210
in continent
World
#74,820
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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