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Kull, Martin

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FIDEFIDE 1305166· Male· Switzerland· Born in 1959

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Martin Kull, a 67-year-old Swiss player, is rated 1955. He has fluctuated between 1936 and 1994 over the past 2 years. 43 rated games in the past year (≈4/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 1, SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 7, and SSS Zurich 2 2026. He had 4 career breaks: 58 months (2010–2015), 23 months (2015–2017), 23 months (2017–2019) and 35 months (2020–2023, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2140 was reached at age 42 (Jan 2001).

Current rating

1955

Standard

Rpd1930·Blz1887

All-time high

2140

−185 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 42

Activity

16

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

43 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#35,645

#35,645 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

15 entries
2026
Best 12-month gain (+52 Elo)
1936 → 1988
Feb 2026
2025
36th Swiss 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 1994
Nov 2025
2020
54th Swiss 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 1937
Oct 2020
Inactive for 35 months
paused at 1937 → returned at 1904
Feb 2020
2017
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 58
Feb 2017
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 1944 → returned at 1944
Feb 2017

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Best result
SSS Pontresina
perf 2097 (+111) · 7/9 · #2
Top opponent
vs Josef PribylIM 2,151
Int. Bodensee Senioren-Open 2026 · May 2026 · +5.1 Elo
Evolution
+1
1954 → 1955
Tournaments
8
37 games
Score
22.5/ 3760.8%
16W15D6L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsSiegfried Reiss1,982·SSS Pontresina·R7·+9.9
2.[W]vsHans Joller1,919·SSS Zurich 2 2026·R4·+8.9
3.[W]vsCatherine Thuerig1,941·SSS Pontresina·R5·+8.7
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsPeter Thurnheer1,748·SSS Zurich 2 2026·R8·-15.4
2.[L]vsBernhard Erb1,829·SSS Pontresina·R2·-14.2
3.[L]vsBranimir Radovcic1,840·SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 1·R1·-13.0

Last 12 months — tournaments

8 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Int. Bodensee Senioren-Open 2026
Open Swiss
May 20264/7#231976+5.8
SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 1
Team
Mar 20260/1#12551040-13.2
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 7
Team
Mar 20261/1#882613+6.2
SSS Zurich 2 2026
Open Swiss
Feb 20264.5/9#421854-30.6
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 5-6
Team
Feb 20260.5/1#9401934-1.6
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 4
Team
Jan 20260.5/1#6191756-6.0
SSS Gstaad 2025
Swiss
Oct 20255/7#32028+8.2
SSS Pontresina
Swiss
Sep 20257/9#22097+32.4
Worst Elo result: SSS Zurich 2 2026 (-30.6 Elo, finished #42).

Rankings

/
Switzerland
#570
out of 3,528 players
Europe
#26,339
in continent
World
#35,644
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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7
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1
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World
1
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2
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6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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