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Burkhalter, Alfred

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FIDEFIDE 1304488· Male· Switzerland· Born in 1953

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Alfred Burkhalter, a 73-year-old Swiss player, is rated 1930. He has held steady between 1900 and 1950 for 12 months. 11 rated games in the past year (≈7/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 2, SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Promotion, and Bieler Schachmeisterschaft 2026 Round 1-4. He had 3 career breaks: 12 months (2014–2015), 53 months (2019–2024, COVID-19 included) and 12 months (2024–2025). His peak of 2105 was reached at age 58 (Nov 2011).

Current rating

1930

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2105

−175 pts below
Nov 2011 · age 58

Activity

5

games / yr avg.

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

Signature stat

#41,004

#41,004 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

14 entries
2025
20th Swiss 70-75 player
at age 72 · rated 1958
May 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+35 Elo)
1912 → 1947
Mar 2024
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1947 → returned at 1951
Mar 2024
2019
Inactive for 53 months
paused at 1912 → returned at 1947
Sep 2019
26th Swiss 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 1933
Aug 2019
2015
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 62
Sep 2015

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Jose (ssb 5012) Perez 1,749
SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 2 · Apr 2026 · +5.2 Elo
Evolution
-15
1945 → 1930
Tournaments
8
15 games
Score
6.5/ 1543.3%
8W3D4L

Last 12 months — tournaments

8 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 2
Team
Apr 20261/1#2702549+5.2
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Promotion
Team
Apr 20260/1#1191142-9.8
Bieler Schachmeisterschaft 2026 Round 1-4
Swiss
Apr 20263/4#51942+1.2
SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 1
Team
Mar 20260.5/1#7871874-1.6
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 5-6
Team
Feb 20261/1#2342369+2.0
Worst Elo result: SMM 2025 3. Liga round 6 (-15.2 Elo, finished #325).

Rankings

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Switzerland
#673
out of 3,418 players
Europe
#30,259
in continent
World
#41,004
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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World
Switzerland
1
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2
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3
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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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2,491
8
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2,483
9
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2,465
10
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2,462
...
673🇨🇭Burkhalter, Alfred1,930
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
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2,759
3
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2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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2,717
10
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2,708
...
30259🇨🇭Burkhalter, Alfred1,930
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
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2,754
10
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2,753
...
41004🇨🇭Burkhalter, Alfred1,930