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Drechsler, Christoph
🇨🇭FIDE 1305280· Male· Switzerland· Born in 1966
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Christoph Drechsler, a 60-year-old Swiss player, is rated 2072 and sitting in the top 8% of players worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2035 and 2117 over the past 2 years. 57 rated games in the past year (≈26/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include SMM NLB 2026 round 3, SMM NLB 2026 round 2, and 83. Zuercher Stadtmeisterschaft 2026 - Klasse M Round 1-3. Also played 3 rapid events (including Biel Chess Festival 2025 - RAP) recently. His peak of 2259 was reached at age 40 (Oct 2006, Swiss #86 at the time).
Current rating
2072
Standard
Rpd2112·Blz2127
All-time high
2259
−187 pts below
Oct 2006 · age 40
Oct 2006 · age 40
Activity
37
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
44 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 8%
#18,193 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
21 entries2024
Re-crossed 2100
at age 58
Apr 2024
2022
12th Swiss 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 2152
Mar 2022
2020
500 career games
at age 54
Mar 2020
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 2161 → returned at 2164
Mar 2020
2017
15th Swiss 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 2232
Jan 2017
2016
Re-crossed 2200
at age 50
Nov 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-6
2078 → 2072
Tournaments
18
46 games
Score
25/ 4654.3%
19W12D15L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsPatrick HugentoblerFM2,183·83. Zuercher Stadtmeisterschaft 2026 - Klasse M Round 1-3·R2·+13.1
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
18 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Jun 2026 | 2/2 | #12 | 2836 | +18.0 |
Team | May 2026 | 0/1 | #141 | 1335 | -8.2 |
Round-Robin | Apr 2026 | 2.5/4 | #1 | 2100 | +7.0 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #36 | 2898 | +11.6 |
Round-Robin | Apr 2026 | 2/3 | #2 | 2242 | +17.0 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3/5 | #18 | 1936 | -14.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #18 | 2654 | +4.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #1106 | 1347 | -7.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2.5/5 | #30 | 2028 | -1.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 2/2 | #23 | 2964 | +26.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMartin Schweighoffer
🇨🇭SUI·2174
+1 −5 =2
8 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsMarius Neuschild
🇨🇭SUI·2024
+2 −2 =1
5 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsJonas WyssFM
🇨🇭SUI·2256
+1 −2 =2
5 games·last met Dec 2019
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vsDejan PikulaGM
🇷🇸SRB·2218
+0 −4 =1
5 games·last met May 2019
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vsJonathan RosenthalFM
🇨🇭SUI·2337
+0 −3 =2
5 games·last met Jun 2016
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Rankings
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Switzerland
#251
out of 3,528 players
Europe
#13,311
in continent
World
#18,193
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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