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Kuchen, Daniel

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FIDEFIDE 1304437· Male· Switzerland· Born in 1959

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Daniel Kuchen, a 67-year-old Swiss player, is rated 1998. He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months) and had 4 career breaks: 44 months (2001–2005), 44 months (2005–2009), 54 months (2011–2016) and 33 months (2020–2023, COVID-19 included). Recent standard appearances include SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 3, SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 2, and SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 1. His peak of 2210 was reached at age 42 (Jan 2001).

Current rating

1998

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2210

−212 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 42

Activity

5

games / yr avg.

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

Signature stat

#27,833

#27,833 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

19 entries
2025
23rd Swiss 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 2024
Dec 2025
2020
33rd Swiss 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 2043
Oct 2020
Inactive for 33 months
paused at 2043 → returned at 2041
Mar 2020
2017
18th Swiss 55-60 player
at age 58 · rated 2122
Nov 2017
Best 12-month gain (+31 Elo)
2091 → 2122
Jun 2017
Re-crossed 2100
at age 58
Jan 2017

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Andreas Kreienbuehl 2,138
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 1-2 · Nov 2025 · +3.2 Elo
Evolution
-23
2021 → 1998
Tournaments
6
6 games
Score
2.5/ 641.7%
1W3D2L
Top 2 losses
1.[L]vsYurii Shaliapin1,841·SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 3·R1·-14.2
2.[L]vsRoman Schnelli1,988·SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 2·R1·-10.7

Last 12 months — tournaments

6 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 3
Team
May 20260/1#8871041-14.6
SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 2
Team
Apr 20260/1#12071188-11.0
SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 1
Team
Mar 20260.5/1#8371954-2.0
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 7
Team
Mar 20260.5/1#6261890-3.8
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 5-6
Team
Feb 20261/1#5682655+5.6
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 1-2
Team
Nov 20250.5/1#8282138+3.2

Rankings

/
Switzerland
#442
out of 3,528 players
Europe
#20,565
in continent
World
#27,833
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
🇨🇭Jenni, FlorianFollow Florian JenniTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,462
...
442🇨🇭Kuchen, Daniel1,998
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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
🇹🇷Erdogmus, Yagiz KaanFollow Yagiz Kaan ErdogmusTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,713
...
20565🇨🇭Kuchen, Daniel1,998
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
...
27833🇨🇭Kuchen, Daniel1,998