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Loetscher, Roland

IM🇨🇭

FIDEFIDE 1305239· Male· Switzerland· Born in 1982

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Roland Loetscher, a 44-year-old Swiss International Master, is rated 2337 and ranked 31st among Swiss players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2300 and 2350 for 8 months. 12 rated games in the past year (≈27/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 2, SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 1, and IGM 2025-26 Kat. A round 1-5. His peak of 2458 was reached at age 33 (Mar 2015); he also reached Swiss #13 in Dec 2014.

Awarded IM in 2014 (age 32) and FM in 2001 (age 19). At junior level, he reached #1 nationally in U20.

Current rating

2337

Standard

Rpd2325·Blz2361

All-time high

2458

−121 pts below
Mar 2015 · age 33

Activity

14

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#31

#31 · Swiss players · of 3,316

Career timeline

20 entries
2023
2nd Swiss 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 2389
Nov 2023
2020
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 2404 → returned at 2395
Mar 2020
Re-crossed 2400
at age 38
Jan 2020
2015
500 career games
at age 33
Sep 2015
All-time peak 2458
at age 33 · −121 from today
Mar 2015
2014
Peak Swiss rank: #13
at age 32 · rated 2447
Dec 2014

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Jochem Snuverink 2,379
SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 1 · Mar 2026 · +5.6 Elo
Evolution
-17
2354 → 2337
Tournaments
7
10 games
Score
5.5/ 1055.0%
3W5D2L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsJochem Snuverink2,379·SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 1·R1·+5.6
2.[W]vsNicolas Kueng2,057·IGM 2025-26 Kat. A round 1-5·R2·+1.7
3.[W]vsJonas Reolon1,723·IGM 2025-26 Kat. A round 1-5·R4·+0.3

Last 12 months — tournaments

7 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 2
Team
Apr 20260.5/1#8462222-1.6
SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 1
Team
Mar 20261/1#4813179+5.6
IGM 2025-26 Kat. A round 1-5
Team
Nov 20252/2#122690+2.4
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 1-2
Team
Nov 20251/2#5332150-4.5
2. Bundesliga Sued 2025-2026 September 2025
Team
Sep 20250/2#961435-13.1
SMM 2025 1.Liga round 7
Team
Sep 20250.5/1#1182124-2.9
SMM 2025 1.Liga round 6
Team
Aug 20250.5/1#1162233-1.6

Most-Played Opponents

vsGabriel GaehwilerIM
🇨🇭SUI·2381
+1 −1 =5
7 games·last met Jul 2023
View head-to-head →
vsAndreas HussIM
🇨🇭SUI·2220
+1 −2 =2
5 games·last met Apr 2026
View head-to-head →
vsMichael PrusikinGM
🇩🇪GER·2492
+0 −2 =3
5 games·last met Feb 2024
View head-to-head →
vsJean-Noel RiffGM
🇫🇷FRA·2407
+1 −0 =4
5 games·last met Apr 2023
View head-to-head →

Rankings

/
Switzerland
#31
out of 3,528 players
Europe
#1,963
in continent
World
#3,008
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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World
Switzerland
1
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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
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2,483
9
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2,465
10
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2,462
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31🇨🇭Loetscher, Roland2,337
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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1963🇨🇭Loetscher, Roland2,337
World
1
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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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3008🇨🇭Loetscher, Roland2,337