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Lapp, Karl

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FIDEFIDE 1305913· Male· Switzerland· Born in 1958

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Karl Lapp, a 68-year-old Swiss player, is rated 1941. He has slipped back 78 Elo over the past 12 months. 36 rated games in the past year (≈11/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 3, SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 2, and Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r6-7. He had 2 career breaks: 35 months (2004–2007) and 13 months (2022–2023). His peak of 2256 was reached at age 43 (Jan 2001); he also reached Swiss #78 in Jul 2001.

Current rating

1941

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2256

−315 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 43

Activity

32

games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo

36 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#38,546

#38,546 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

19 entries
2024
21st Swiss 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 2030
Jan 2024
2022
18th Swiss 60-65 player
at age 64 · rated 2072
Apr 2022
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 2072 → returned at 2072
Jan 2022
2016
Re-crossed 2100
at age 58
May 2016
Re-crossed 2100
at age 58
Feb 2016
2015
30th Swiss 55-60 player
at age 57 · rated 2100
Sep 2015

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Valentin Bornhofen 2,145
Championnat de France 2025 - Open A · Aug 2025 · +3.2 Elo
Evolution
-78
2019 → 1941
Tournaments
16
37 games
Score
15.5/ 3741.9%
10W11D16L

Last 12 months — tournaments

16 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 3
Team
May 20260.5/1#8701971+0.8
SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 2
Team
Apr 20260/1#1122951-15.2
Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r6-7
Team
Mar 20260.5/1#24221675-7.4
41. ChessOrg-Schachfestival Bad Woerishofen 2026 A-Open
Open Swiss
Mar 20263/7#941969-28.0
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 7
Team
Mar 20260/1#7781254-8.4
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 5-6
Team
Feb 20260.5/2#9141733-15.2
Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r5
Team
Feb 20261/1#4352551+3.6
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 4
Team
Jan 20261/1#2682773+8.8
Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r4
Team
Jan 20260/1#20911044-14.6
Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r3
Team
Dec 20251/1#10432500+2.8
Worst Elo result: 41. ChessOrg-Schachfestival Bad Woerishofen 2026 A-Open (-28.0 Elo, finished #94).

Rankings

/
Switzerland
#634
out of 3,528 players
Europe
#28,473
in continent
World
#38,545
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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6
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7
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8
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Europe
1
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World
1
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2
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