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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 1928. He has held steady between 1900 and 1950 for 13 months. 15 rated games in the past year (≈7/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 3, SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 2, and SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Promotion. He had 2 career breaks: 12 months (2014–2015) and 66 months (2019–2025, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2105 was reached at age 58 (Nov 2011).

Current rating

1928

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2105

−177 pts below
Nov 2011 · age 58

Activity

6

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#41,419

#41,419 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

13 entries
2026
100 career games
at age 73
Jun 2026
2025
20th Swiss 70-75 player
at age 72 · rated 1958
May 2025
2019
Inactive for 66 months
paused at 1912 → returned at 1951
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
2014
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 2036 → returned at 2000
Aug 2014

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Andreas Lienhard 1,926
Bieler Schachmeisterschaft 2026 Round 5-7 · Apr 2026 · +9.9 Elo
Evolution
-17
1945 → 1928
Tournaments
9
18 games
Score
9/ 1850.0%
10W4D4L

Last 12 months — tournaments

9 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 3
Team
May 20260.5/1#7801648-6.8
Bieler Schachmeisterschaft 2026 Round 5-7
Swiss
Apr 20262/3#81986+5.2
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
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 4
Team
Jan 20261/1#221—+3.2
SMM 2025 3. Liga round 6
Team
Aug 20250/1#325944-15.2
Worst Elo result: SMM 2025 3. Liga round 6 (-15.2 Elo, finished #325).

Rankings

/
Switzerland
#690
out of 3,528 players
Europe
#30,580
in continent
World
#41,418
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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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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Europe
1
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2
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3
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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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World
1
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2,841
2
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6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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9
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9
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