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Buss, Ralph

Buss, Ralph

IM🇨🇭

FIDEFIDE 1305697· Male· Switzerland· Born in 1982

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Ralph Buss, a 44-year-old Swiss International Master, is rated 2330 and ranked 34th among Swiss players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He plays occasionally (4 games in the last 12 months). Recent standard appearances include SMM NLA 2026 round 1, SMM 2025 NLB rounds 8-9, and SMM 2025 NLB round 7. His peak of 2433 was reached at age 28 (Jul 2010, Swiss #16 at the time).

Awarded IM in 2010 (age 28) and FM in 2004 (age 22). At junior level, he reached #1 nationally in U20.

Current rating

2330

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2433

−103 pts below
Jul 2010 · age 28

Activity

3

games / yr avg.

3 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#34

#34 · Swiss players · of 3,316

Career timeline

14 entries
2025
4th Swiss 40-45 player
at age 43 · rated 2332
Dec 2025
2019
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 2340 → returned at 2353
Oct 2019
2010
Peak Swiss rank: #16
at age 28 · rated 2433
Jul 2010
IM title awardedIM
at age 28 · 3rd quarter Presidential Board 2010
Jul 2010
All-time peak 2433
at age 28 · −103 from today
Jul 2010
Crossed 2400
at age 28
Jan 2010

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Jonathan GastFM 2,062
SMM 2025 NLB rounds 8-9 · Oct 2025 · +1.7 Elo
Evolution
-4
2334 → 2330
Tournaments
3
3 games
Score
1.5/ 350.0%
1W1D1L
Top 1 win
1.[W]vsJonathan GastFM2,062·SMM 2025 NLB rounds 8-9·R1·+1.7
Top 1 loss
1.[L]vsLi Min PengGM2,531·SMM NLA 2026 round 1·R1·-2.4

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
SMM NLA 2026 round 1
Team
Mar 20260/1#581731-2.4
SMM 2025 NLB rounds 8-9
Team
Oct 20251/1#522862+1.7
SMM 2025 NLB round 7
Team
Sep 20250.5/1#682029-3.6

Rankings

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Switzerland
#34
out of 3,528 players
Europe
#2,078
in continent
World
#3,186
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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Switzerland
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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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34🇨🇭Buss, Ralph2,330
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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2078🇨🇭Buss, Ralph2,330
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
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2,767
7
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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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