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Wuerth, Thomas
🇨🇭FIDE 1305379· Male· Switzerland· Born in 1964
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Thomas Wuerth, a 62-year-old Swiss player, is rated 1998 — his current career high. He is progressing steadily with +42 Elo over the past 12 months. 41 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 7, Vorarlberger A Klasse 2025-2026 Round 10-11, and SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 5-6. Also played 1 rapid event (including Biel Chess Festival 2025 - RAP) recently. He took a 15-month break between Jan 2009 and May 2010.
Current rating
1998
Standard
Rpd1930·Blz—
All-time high
1998
at best
Jun 2026 · age 62
Jun 2026 · age 62
Activity
22
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
39 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#27,833
#27,833 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2026
48th Swiss 60-65 player
at age 62 · rated 1998
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1998
at age 62
Jun 2026
2024
58th Swiss 55-60 player
at age 60 · rated 1948
Nov 2024
Best 12-month gain (+95 Elo)
1853 → 1948
Nov 2024
2017
100 career games
at age 53
Feb 2017
2016
60th Swiss 50-55 player
at age 52 · rated 1976
May 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+44
1954 → 1998
Tournaments
17
40 games
Score
24.5/ 4061.3%
20W9D11L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
17 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 3.5/6 | #36 | 2081 | +15.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #151 | 2593 | +5.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/2 | #8 | 2146 | +7.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #1481 | 1193 | -9.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #14 | 2619 | +5.6 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5/8 | #33 | 1925 | -11.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #354 | 1930 | -1.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #6 | 2691 | +7.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #19 | 2766 | +10.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/2 | #549 | 1992 | +1.4 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
Switzerland
#442
out of 3,528 players
Europe
#20,565
in continent
World
#27,833
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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