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Ballmer, Mirko
🇨🇭FIDE 1303970· Male· Switzerland· Born in 1979
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Mirko Ballmer, a 47-year-old Swiss player, is rated 2044 and sitting in the top 10% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and took a 16-month break between Dec 2021 and May 2023. Recent standard appearances include SMM NLB 2026 round 3, SMM NLB 2026 round 2, and SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 7. Also played 2 blitz events (including Biel Chess Festival 2025 - BTZ) recently. His peak of 2161 was reached at age 33 (Dec 2012).
Current rating
2044
Standard
Rpd—·Blz2009
All-time high
2161
−117 pts below
Dec 2012 · age 33
Dec 2012 · age 33
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 10%
#21,487 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2026
25th Swiss 45-50 player
at age 47 · rated 2048
Mar 2026
2023
19th Swiss 40-45 player
at age 44 · rated 2058
Oct 2023
2021
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 2031 → returned at 2039
Dec 2021
2018
Re-crossed 2100
at age 39
Feb 2018
2017
Re-crossed 2100
at age 38
Nov 2017
2016
100 career games
at age 37
Jul 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-2
2046 → 2044
Tournaments
7
8 games
Score
4/ 850.0%
2W4D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 1/1 | #35 | 2542 | +3.0 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #17 | 2612 | +4.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #727 | 1230 | -10.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #665 | 2218 | +4.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/2 | #410 | 2177 | +6.4 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0/1 | #174 | 1302 | -8.4 |
Team | Aug 2025 | 0.5/1 | #150 | 1998 | -1.4 |
Rankings
/
Switzerland
#306
out of 3,528 players
Europe
#15,785
in continent
World
#21,487
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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