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Naef, Thomas
🇨🇭FIDE 1305425· Male· Switzerland· Born in 1970
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Thomas Naef, a 56-year-old Swiss player, is rated 2105 — just 28 short of his peak of 2133 (Jun 2018, age 48) and sitting in the top 7% of players worldwide. He is currently in the 2100–2150 range. 18 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 2, SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 1, and SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 3. He had 4 career breaks: 13 months (2013–2014), 21 months (2014–2016), 12 months (2018–2019) and 30 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included).
Current rating
2105
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2133
−28 pts below
Jun 2018 · age 48
Jun 2018 · age 48
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
17 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 7%
#14,953 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
22 entries2026
22nd Swiss 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 2105
Jun 2026
Re-crossed 2100
at age 56
Jun 2026
2025
21st Swiss 50-55 player
at age 55 · rated 2121
Jun 2025
2023
Re-crossed 2100
at age 53
Jun 2023
2019
Inactive for 30 months
paused at 2110 → returned at 2078
Dec 2019
22nd Swiss 45-50 player
at age 49 · rated 2133
May 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-4
2109 → 2105
Tournaments
8
12 games
Score
7.5/ 1262.5%
6W3D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 4/5 | #3 | 2130 | +9.4 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #1309 | 1164 | -14.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #53 | 2619 | +3.2 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #922 | 1448 | -6.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #1195 | 1438 | -6.8 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #16 | 2845 | +8.2 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1/1 | #87 | 2588 | +2.6 |
Team | Aug 2025 | 0.5/1 | #171 | 2096 | -0.4 |
Rankings
/
Switzerland
#208
out of 3,528 players
Europe
#10,849
in continent
World
#14,953
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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