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Zesiger, Horst

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FIDEFIDE 1306464· Male· Switzerland· Born in 1941

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Horst Zesiger, a 85-year-old Swiss player, is rated 2029. He plays occasionally (3 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 23 months (2004–2006) and 53 months (2019–2024, COVID-19 included). Recent appearances: SMM 2025 1.Liga round 6 and SMM 2025 1.Liga round 5. His peak of 2144 was reached at age 69 (Jul 2010).

Current rating

2029

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2144

−115 pts below
Jul 2010 · age 69

Activity

5

games / yr avg.

1 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#23,382

#23,382 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

16 entries
2024
62nd 80+ player worldwide
at age 83 · rated 2065
May 2024
2019
Inactive for 53 months
paused at 2059 → returned at 2057
Oct 2019
2017
2nd Swiss 75-80 player
at age 76 · rated 2111
Sep 2017
Re-crossed 2100
at age 76
Jun 2017
2016
Re-crossed 2100
at age 75
Oct 2016
2014
3rd Swiss 70-75 player
at age 73 · rated 2143
Dec 2014

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Andri Arquint 1,967
SMM 2025 1.Liga round 6 · Aug 2025 · +8.2 Elo
Evolution
+9
2020 → 2029
Tournaments
1
1 games
Score
1/ 1100.0%
1W0D0L
Top 1 win
1.[W]vsAndri Arquint1,967·SMM 2025 1.Liga round 6·R1·+8.2
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
SMM 2025 1.Liga round 6
Team
Aug 20251/1#322767+8.6

Most-Played Opponents

vsPeter HohlerFM
🇨🇭SUI·2005
+0 −0 =6
6 games·last met Sep 2015
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vsFritz Maurer
🇨🇭SUI·1959
+0 −1 =4
5 games·last met Jul 2012
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vsHans KarlFM
🇨🇭SUI·2005
+1 −0 =4
5 games·last met Jul 2012
View head-to-head →

Rankings

/
Switzerland
#349
out of 3,528 players
Europe
#17,216
in continent
World
#23,382
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Switzerland
1
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2
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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
...
349🇨🇭Zesiger, Horst2,029
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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
...
17216🇨🇭Zesiger, Horst2,029
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
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2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
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2,753
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23382🇨🇭Zesiger, Horst2,029