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Gruenenwald, Joerg

FM🇨🇭

FIDEFIDE 1304372· Male· Switzerland· Born in 1965

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Joerg Gruenenwald, a 61-year-old Swiss FIDE Master, is rated 2284 and sitting in the top 2% of Swiss players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months) and took a 44-month break between Aug 2019 and May 2023 (COVID-19 included). Recent standard appearances include SMM NLA 2026 round 1, SMM 2025 NLA rounds 8-9, and SMM 2025 NLA round 6-7. His peak of 2386 was reached at age 38 (Jan 2003); he also reached Swiss #22 in Apr 2003.

Awarded FM in 2001 (age 36).

Current rating

2284

Standard

Rpd2271·Blz—

All-time high

2386

−102 pts below
Jan 2003 · age 38

Activity

8

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

Top 2%

#52 · Swiss players · of 3,316

Career timeline

15 entries
2026
3rd Swiss 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 2284
Apr 2026
2024
5th Swiss 55-60 player
at age 59 · rated 2327
Mar 2024
2019
Inactive for 44 months
paused at 2315 → returned at 2309
Aug 2019
2016
4th Swiss 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 2351
Jun 2016
2014
7th Swiss 45-50 player
at age 49 · rated 2347
Jul 2014
Best 12-month gain (+39 Elo)
2308 → 2347
Jul 2014

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Aurelio ColmenaresFM 2,295
SMM 2025 NLA round 5 · Jun 2025 · +0.5 Elo
Evolution
+5
2279 → 2284
Tournaments
4
6 games
Score
3.5/ 658.3%
2W3D1L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsBenedict HasenohrFM2,243·SMM 2025 NLA round 6-7·R2·+8.7
2.[W]vsPascal Vianin2,131·SMM NLA 2026 round 1·R1·+5.9
3.[D]vsAurelio ColmenaresFM2,295·SMM 2025 NLA round 5·R1·+0.5
Top 1 loss
1.[L]vsDorian JaeggiFM2,310·SMM 2025 NLA rounds 8-9·R1·-9.1

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
SMM NLA 2026 round 1
Team
Mar 20261/1#152931+6.0
SMM 2025 NLA rounds 8-9
Team
Sep 20250.5/2#742101-9.8
SMM 2025 NLA round 6-7
Team
Aug 20251.5/2#192451+9.0
SMM 2025 NLA round 5
Team
Jun 20250.5/1#382295+0.4

Rankings

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Switzerland
#52
out of 3,528 players
Europe
#3,095
in continent
World
#4,612
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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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
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2,483
9
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2,465
10
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2,462
...
52🇨🇭Gruenenwald, Joerg2,284
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
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3095🇨🇭Gruenenwald, Joerg2,284
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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2,753
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4612🇨🇭Gruenenwald, Joerg2,284