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Waelti, Thomas

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FIDEFIDE 1303996· Male· Switzerland· Born in 1965

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Thomas Waelti, a 61-year-old Swiss player, is rated 1903. He has fluctuated between 1896 and 1931 over the past 2 years. 10 rated games in the past year (≈6/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 2, SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 7, and SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 5-6. Also played 1 rapid event (including 21. Open du Jura - Rapid) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 23 months (2005–2007), 19 months (2015–2017) and 50 months (2019–2023, COVID-19 included). His peak of 1943 was reached at age 53 (Mar 2018).

Current rating

1903

Standard

Rpd1913·Blz1940

All-time high

1943

−40 pts below
Mar 2018 · age 53

Activity

8

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#47,429

#47,429 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

14 entries
2026
80th Swiss 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 1915
Mar 2026
2024
63rd Swiss 55-60 player
at age 59 · rated 1942
Apr 2024
2023
100 career games
at age 58
Jun 2023
2019
Inactive for 50 months
paused at 1918 → returned at 1903
Mar 2019
2018
65th Swiss 50-55 player
at age 53 · rated 1943
Jul 2018
All-time peak 1943
at age 53 · −40 from today
Mar 2018

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Kaspar Amsler 1,840
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 5-6 · Feb 2026 · +7.9 Elo
Evolution
-10
1913 → 1903
Tournaments
6
10 games
Score
5/ 1050.0%
4W2D4L

Last 12 months — tournaments

6 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 2
Team
Apr 20260/1#12231153-8.8
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 7
Team
Mar 20260.5/1#5001809-2.8
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 5-6
Team
Feb 20262/2#382594+14.4
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 4
Team
Jan 20261/1#3122511+5.2
21. Open du Jura - Standard
Open Swiss
Nov 20251/4#841755-17.0
Worst Elo result: 21. Open du Jura - Standard (-17.0 Elo, finished #84).

Rankings

/
Switzerland
#805
out of 3,418 players
Europe
#34,923
in continent
World
#47,429
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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805🇨🇭Waelti, Thomas1,903
Europe
1
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2
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3
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3
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5
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6
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7
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8
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8
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10
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34923🇨🇭Waelti, Thomas1,903
World
1
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2,840
2
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3
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5
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6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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9
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10
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47429🇨🇭Waelti, Thomas1,903