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Buffat, Pierre-Andre

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FIDEFIDE 1305824· Male· Switzerland· Born in 1950

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Pierre-Andre Buffat, a 76-year-old Swiss player, is rated 1641. He has fluctuated between 1638 and 1677 over the past 2 years. 12 rated games in the past year (≈16/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 1, SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 7, and SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 5-6. Also played 1 rapid event (including 21. Open du Jura - Rapid) recently. He took a 26-month break between Apr 2020 and Jul 2022 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 1865 was reached at age 56 (Oct 2006).

Current rating

1641

Standard

Rpd1718·Blz—

All-time high

1865

−224 pts below
Oct 2006 · age 56

Activity

13

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#131,581

#131,581 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

15 entries
2026
73rd Swiss 75-80 player
at age 76 · rated 1662
Jan 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+152 Elo)
1572 → 1724
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 74
Mar 2024
2022
45th Swiss 70-75 player
at age 72 · rated 1617
Jul 2022
2020
Inactive for 26 months
paused at 1603 → returned at 1617
Apr 2020
2016
67th Swiss 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 1690
Feb 2016

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Sacha Mikic 1,746
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 3 · Dec 2025 · +12.4 Elo
Evolution
-23
1664 → 1641
Tournaments
7
14 games
Score
5/ 1435.7%
6W2D6L

Last 12 months — tournaments

7 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 1
Team
Mar 20260/1#1148955-6.8
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 7
Team
Mar 20261/1#1682420+9.6
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 5-6
Team
Feb 20260/2#1460794-23.6
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 3
Team
Dec 20251/1#602546+12.8
21. Open du Jura - Standard
Open Swiss
Nov 20252/3#621802+2.8
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 1-2
Team
Nov 20251/1#10732569-6.8
SMM 2025 2. Liga round 7
Team
Sep 20250/1#186840-10.6
Worst Elo result: SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 5-6 (-23.6 Elo, finished #1460).

Rankings

/
Switzerland
#2,446
out of 3,528 players
Europe
#89,883
in continent
World
#131,575
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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World
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