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ZW
Zollinger, Walter
🇨🇭FIDE 1307819· Male· Switzerland· Born in 1956
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Walter Zollinger, a 70-year-old Swiss player, is rated 1959. He has fluctuated between 1946 and 1977 over the past 2 years. 12 rated games in the past year (≈3/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 3, SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 2, and SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 1. He had 5 career breaks: 14 months (2001–2003), 59 months (2003–2008), 23 months (2011–2013), 60 months (2013–2018) and 18 months (2023–2024). His peak of 2042 was reached at age 45 (Oct 2001).
Current rating
1959
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2042
−83 pts below
Oct 2001 · age 45
Oct 2001 · age 45
Activity
7
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#34,834
#34,834 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
18 entries2025
Best 12-month gain (+41 Elo)
1936 → 1977
Feb 2025
2023
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 1936 → returned at 1963
Apr 2023
2022
25th Swiss 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 1959
Apr 2022
2018
33rd Swiss 60-65 player
at age 62 · rated 1992
Dec 2018
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 62
Dec 2018
2013
Inactive for 60 months
paused at 1963 → returned at 1992
Nov 2013
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+4
1955 → 1959
Tournaments
9
11 games
Score
6.5/ 1159.1%
6W1D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 1/1 | #152 | 2525 | +4.2 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #132 | 2485 | +3.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #439 | 2525 | +4.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #512 | 1933 | -0.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #269 | 1972 | +1.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #1082 | 1123 | -11.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #622 | 1266 | -7.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/2 | #550 | 2008 | +2.4 |
Team | Aug 2025 | 1/1 | #29 | 2628 | +6.6 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
Switzerland
#556
out of 3,528 players
Europe
#25,752
in continent
World
#34,833
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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