Format
SP
Sprenger, Paul
🇨🇭FIDE 1307525· Male· Switzerland· Born in 1944
Follow Paul SprengerTrack his monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
Paul Sprenger, a 82-year-old Swiss player, is rated 1578. He has slipped back 124 Elo over the past 12 months. 33 rated games in the past year (≈5/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 3, SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 1, and SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 7. 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 22 months (2023–2025). His peak of 1729 was reached at age 66 (Nov 2010).
Current rating
1578
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1729
−151 pts below
Nov 2010 · age 66
Nov 2010 · age 66
Activity
13
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
33 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#155,456
#155,456 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
19 entries2025
50th Swiss 80+ player
at age 81 · rated 1685
Jul 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+190 Elo)
1512 → 1702
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 80
Mar 2024
2023
Inactive for 22 months
paused at 1503 → returned at 1685
Aug 2023
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
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-107
1685 → 1578
Tournaments
11
39 games
Score
11/ 3928.2%
10W4D25L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 0.5/1 | #733 | 1744 | +4.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #1410 | 1022 | -3.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #658 | 1735 | +4.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3/9 | #78 | 1610 | +6.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #953 | 1667 | +2.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #1131 | 847 | -8.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #629 | 875 | -7.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #1044 | 678 | -13.0 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 2.5/6 | #44 | 1567 | -42.6 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2/4 | #39 | 1727 | -12.0 |
Rankings
/
Switzerland
#2,780
out of 3,528 players
Europe
#102,741
in continent
World
#155,440
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Switzerland
| 1 | 🇨🇭Follow Vadim MilovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,577 |
| 2 | 🇨🇭Follow Sebastian BognerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,547 |
| 3 | 🇨🇭Follow Li Min PengTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,541 |
| 4 | 🇨🇭Follow Adrien DemuthTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,523 |
| 5 | 🇨🇭Follow Nico GeorgiadisTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,520 |
| 6 | 🇨🇭Follow Yannick PelletierTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,514 |
| 7 | 🇨🇭Follow Alexandra KosteniukTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,496 |
| 8 | 🇨🇭Follow Ioannis GeorgiadisTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,483 |
| 9 | 🇨🇭Follow Clovis VernayTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,465 |
| 10 | 🇨🇭Follow Florian JenniTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,462 |
| ... | ||
| 2780 | 1,578 | |
Europe
| 1 | 🇳🇴Follow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,841 |
| 2 | 🇩🇪Follow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,767 |
| 3 | 🇳🇱Follow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,764 |
| 4 | 🇫🇷Follow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,744 |
| 5 | 🇵🇱Follow Jan-Krzysztof DudaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,739 |
| 6 | 🇭🇺Follow Richard RapportTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,729 |
| 7 | 🇳🇱Follow Jorden Van ForeestTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,728 |
| 8 | 🇫🇷Follow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,721 |
| 9 | 🇦🇿Follow Shakhriyar MamedyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,717 |
| 10 | 🇹🇷Follow Yagiz Kaan ErdogmusTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,713 |
| ... | ||
| 102741 | 1,578 | |
World
| 1 | 🇳🇴Follow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,841 |
| 2 | 🇺🇸Follow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,792 |
| 2 | 🇺🇸Follow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,792 |
| 4 | 🇺🇿Follow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,777 |
| 4 | 🇺🇿Follow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,777 |
| 6 | 🇩🇪Follow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,767 |
| 7 | 🇳🇱Follow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,764 |
| 8 | 🇮🇳Follow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,761 |
| 9 | 🇺🇸Follow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,753 |
| 9 | 🇨🇳Follow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,753 |
| ... | ||
| 155440 | 1,578 | |