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Sprenger, Paul

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FIDEFIDE 1307525· Male· Switzerland· Born in 1944

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Paul Sprenger, a 82-year-old Swiss player, is rated 1573. He has slipped back 129 Elo over the past 12 months. 32 rated games in the past year (≈5/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 1, SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 7, and SSS Zurich 2 2026. He had 5 career breaks: 15 months (2009–2010), 52 months (2013–2017), 20 months (2017–2019), 39 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included) and 15 months (2024–2025). His peak of 1729 was reached at age 66 (Nov 2010).

Current rating

1573

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1729

−156 pts below
Nov 2010 · age 66

Activity

12

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

32 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#156,611

#156,611 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

19 entries
2025
50th Swiss 80+ player
at age 81 · rated 1685
Jul 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+199 Elo)
1503 → 1702
Aug 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 80
Mar 2024
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 1702 → returned at 1685
Mar 2024
2020
47th Swiss 75-80 player
at age 76 · rated 1539
Jul 2020
2019
Inactive for 39 months
paused at 1539 → returned at 1512
Aug 2019

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Arthur Rudolf 1,792
SSS Zurich 2 2026 · Feb 2026 · +15.6 Elo
Evolution
-129
1702 → 1573
Tournaments
11
45 games
Score
13.5/ 4530.0%
12W5D28L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsArthur Rudolf1,792·SSS Zurich 2 2026·R1·+15.6
2.[W]vsHans Gfeller1,715·SSS Zurich 2 2026·R9·+13.8
3.[W]vsDaniel Stalder1,632·SSS Zurich 2 2026·R5·+11.7
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsMarie-Claire Combremont1,525·SEM 2025 HT3·R5·-13.4
2.[L]vsClaude Filli1,473·SSS Pontresina·R5·-13.3
3.[L]vsDoris Heron1,478·SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 1-2·R2·-12.8

Last 12 months — tournaments

top 10 of 11
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 1
Team
Mar 20260/1#14101022-3.8
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 7
Team
Mar 20260.5/1#6581735+4.2
SSS Zurich 2 2026
Open Swiss
Feb 20263/9#781610+6.4
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 5-6
Team
Feb 20260.5/1#9531667+2.8
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 4
Team
Jan 20260/1#1131847-8.0
Worst Elo result: SSS Pontresina (-42.6 Elo, finished #44).

Rankings

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Switzerland
#2,715
out of 3,418 players
Europe
#103,300
in continent
World
#156,594
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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