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Pfister, Peter

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FIDEFIDE 1303562· Male· Switzerland· Born in 1974

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Peter Pfister, a 52-year-old Swiss player, is rated 2048 and sitting in the top 10% of players worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +44 Elo over the past 12 months. 22 rated games in the past year (≈11/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Promotion, SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 7, and SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 5-6. He had 4 career breaks: 19 months (2008–2009), 21 months (2010–2011), 12 months (2011–2012) and 13 months (2012–2014). His peak of 2147 was reached at age 34 (Jan 2008).

Current rating

2048

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2147

−99 pts below
Jan 2008 · age 34

Activity

18

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

21 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

Top 10%

#21,023 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

20 entries
2026
30th Swiss 50-55 player
at age 52 · rated 2061
May 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 51
Jun 2025
2023
16th Swiss 45-50 player
at age 49 · rated 2145
Feb 2023
2019
23rd Swiss 40-45 player
at age 45 · rated 2120
Aug 2019
Re-crossed 2100
at age 45
Apr 2019
2018
Best 12-month gain (+78 Elo)
2041 → 2119
May 2018

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Richard ZweifelCM 2,206
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 7 · Mar 2026 · +14.2 Elo
Evolution
+31
2017 → 2048
Tournaments
6
14 games
Score
9/ 1464.3%
7W4D3L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsSebastian Wagner1,895·10 Int. Bodenseeopen 2026·R8·-14.1
2.[L]vsMuris KonjicaninFM2,202·10 Int. Bodenseeopen 2026·R4·-5.8
3.[L]vsEduard AndreevGM2,409·10 Int. Bodenseeopen 2026·R7·-2.2

Last 12 months — tournaments

6 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
10 Int. Bodenseeopen 2026
Open Swiss
May 20264/8#532004-13.4
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Promotion
Team
Apr 20261/1#432836+9.6
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 7
Team
Mar 20261/1#1053006+14.4
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 5-6
Team
Feb 20262/2#692784+18.2
SMM 2025 NLB round 7
Team
Sep 20250.5/1#912109+2.6
SMM 2025 1.Liga round 6
Team
Aug 20250.5/1#941989-0.8

Rankings

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Switzerland
#297
out of 3,528 players
Europe
#15,437
in continent
World
#21,023
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Switzerland
1
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2,577
2
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2,547
3
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2,541
4
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2,523
5
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2,520
6
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2,514
7
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2,496
8
🇨🇭Georgiadis, IoannisFollow Ioannis GeorgiadisTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,483
9
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2,465
10
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2,462
...
297🇨🇭Pfister, Peter2,048
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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2,767
3
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2,764
4
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2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
...
15437🇨🇭Pfister, Peter2,048
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
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2,753
...
21023🇨🇭Pfister, Peter2,048