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Salzgeber, Frank

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FIDEFIDE 1304860· Male· Switzerland· Born in 1974

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Frank Salzgeber, a 52-year-old Swiss player, is rated 2081 and sitting in the top 8% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2050 and 2100 for 2 years. 25 rated games in the past year (≈23/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include SMM NLB 2026 round 3, SMM NLB 2026 round 2, and SMM NLB 2026 round 1. His peak of 2245 was reached at age 42 (Oct 2016); he also reached Swiss #94 in Nov 2017.

Current rating

2081

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2245

−164 pts below
Oct 2016 · age 42

Activity

19

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

24 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

Top 8%

#17,247 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

22 entries
2025
25th Swiss 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 2092
Jul 2025
2022
500 career games
at age 48
Feb 2022
2020
16th Swiss 45-50 player
at age 46 · rated 2183
Oct 2020
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 2183 → returned at 2138
Mar 2020
2019
Re-crossed 2200
at age 45
Mar 2019
2018
Re-crossed 2200
at age 44
Dec 2018

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Oliver SutterFM 2,299
Bundesturnier HT-1 2026 · May 2026 · +5.6 Elo
Evolution
-11
2092 → 2081
Tournaments
11
24 games
Score
13/ 2454.2%
8W10D6L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsRomain Gemelli2,207·SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 1-2·R1·+13.3
2.[W]vsCedric Pahud2,141·Bundesturnier HT-1 2026·R3·+11.7
3.[W]vsNoah Pellegrini1,984·SEM 2025 Meisterturnier·R4·+7.6
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsStephan Schmahl1,939·SEM 2025 Meisterturnier·R7·-13.6
2.[L]vsArtem Gontsul2,010·SEM 2025 Meisterturnier·R6·-11.7
3.[L]vsNicolas Curien2,162·SEM 2025 Meisterturnier·R3·-7.4

Last 12 months — tournaments

11 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Bundesturnier HT-1 2026
Open Swiss
May 20263.5/7#372100+3.8
SMM NLB 2026 round 3
Team
May 20260.5/1#582036-1.2
SMM NLB 2026 round 2
Team
Apr 20260.5/1#771813-6.6
SMM NLB 2026 round 1
Team
Mar 20260.5/1#811985-2.6
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 7
Team
Mar 20261/1#1812735+6.2
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 5-6
Team
Feb 20261.5/2#1512058-0.6
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 3
Team
Dec 20250.5/1#4381892-5.0
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 1-2
Team
Nov 20251/1#3303007+13.6
SMM 2025 NLB rounds 8-9
Team
Oct 20250.5/1#1202266+5.2
SEM 2025 Meisterturnier
Open Swiss
Jul 20252.5/7#391966-24.4
Worst Elo result: SEM 2025 Meisterturnier (-24.4 Elo, finished #39).

Most-Played Opponents

vsBranko FilipovicIM
🇨🇭SUI·2197
+0 −1 =7
8 games·last met Jan 2025
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vsDavid BurnierFM
🇨🇭SUI·2196
+0 −2 =4
6 games·last met Oct 2021
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vsNedeljko KelecevicIM
🇨🇭SUI·2077
+0 −0 =5
5 games·last met Dec 2015
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Rankings

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Switzerland
#233
out of 3,528 players
Europe
#12,570
in continent
World
#17,247
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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World
Switzerland
1
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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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2,496
8
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2,483
9
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2,465
10
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2,462
...
233🇨🇭Salzgeber, Frank2,081
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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12570🇨🇭Salzgeber, Frank2,081
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
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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
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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2,753
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17247🇨🇭Salzgeber, Frank2,081