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Polanyi, Peter

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FIDEFIDE 1304321· Male· Switzerland· Born in 1955

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Peter Polanyi, a 71-year-old Swiss player, is rated 1947. He is progressing steadily with +33 Elo over the past 12 months. 50 rated games in the past year (≈8/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. He had 6 career breaks: 23 months (2003–2005), 14 months (2007–2009), 35 months (2009–2012), 22 months (2012–2014), 12 months (2014–2015) and 41 months (2020–2023, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2070 was reached at age 47 (Apr 2002).

Current rating

1947

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2070

−123 pts below
Apr 2002 · age 47

Activity

22

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

50 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#37,254

#37,254 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

20 entries
2026
16th Swiss 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 1962
Mar 2026
Best 12-month gain (+45 Elo)
1917 → 1962
Mar 2026
2021
20th Swiss 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 1917
Dec 2021
2020
Inactive for 41 months
paused at 1917 → returned at 1915
Mar 2020
2017
100 career games
at age 62
Jan 2017
2016
20th Swiss 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 2018
Jun 2016

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Even Thingstad 2,192
NMM 2.Liga 2025-26 round 1 · Nov 2025 · +6.4 Elo
Evolution
+33
1914 → 1947
Tournaments
18
50 games
Score
30.5/ 5061.0%
21W19D10L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsMartin Lanz1,775·SSS Zurich 1 2026·R7·-14.8
2.[L]vsMate Botond Kiss1,766·28th Pannonia Cup Open·R2·-13.5
3.[L]vsUrs Egli1,925·SSS Lugano 2026·R5·-10.9

Last 12 months — tournaments

18 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 3
Team
May 20260.5/1#6541845-2.8
SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 2
Team
Apr 20260/1#9541259-7.2
SSS Lugano 2026
Swiss
Mar 20264.5/7#71929-4.8
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 7
Team
Mar 20260.5/1#62319620.0
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 5-6
Team
Feb 20261/2#5101935-1.0
NMM 2.Liga 2025-26 round 4-5
Team
Jan 20261.5/2#42120+8.4
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 4
Team
Jan 20261/1#712606+6.6
NMM 2.Liga 2025-26 round 3
Team
Jan 20260.5/1#181968+1.2
SSS Zurich 1 2026
Open Swiss
Jan 20265.5/8#211931+1.8
Therwiler Afternoon Open TAO 2025 round 6-7
Swiss
Jan 20262/2#32633+16.8
Worst Elo result: 28th Pannonia Cup Open (-22.8 Elo, finished #45).

Rankings

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Switzerland
#605
out of 3,528 players
Europe
#27,538
in continent
World
#37,253
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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7
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Europe
1
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World
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2
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8
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37253🇨🇭Polanyi, Peter1,947