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Riesen, Markus

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FIDEFIDE 1307827· Male· Switzerland· Born in 1961

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Markus Riesen, a 65-year-old Swiss player, is rated 2025 — just 27 short of his peak of 2052 (Apr 2004, age 43). He is on a steady climb with +27 Elo over the past 12 months. 21 rated games in the past year (≈4/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 2, SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 5-6, and SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 4. He had 6 career breaks: 29 months (2004–2006), 61 months (2007–2012), 21 months (2012–2014), 17 months (2014–2016), 31 months (2019–2021, COVID-19 included) and 16 months (2023–2024).

Current rating

2025

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2052

−27 pts below
Apr 2004 · age 43

Activity

9

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

20 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#23,899

#23,899 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

18 entries
2025
24th Swiss 60-65 player
at age 64 · rated 2037
Sep 2025
Best 12-month gain (+62 Elo)
1975 → 2037
Sep 2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 64
Sep 2025
2023
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 1959 → returned at 1982
Jun 2023
2019
Inactive for 31 months
paused at 1988 → returned at 1986
Feb 2019
2017
43rd Swiss 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 2025
Sep 2017

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Best result
SSS Adelboden 2025
perf 2714 (+677) · 8/7 · #1
Top opponent
vs Matthias Thaler 2,196
SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 2 · Apr 2026 · +4.6 Elo
Evolution
+27
1998 → 2025
Tournaments
7
23 games
Score
15.5/ 2367.4%
12W7D4L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsMarco Salami2,085·SSS Bern 2025·R5·+11.7
2.[W]vsHansuli Remensberger2,018·SSS Bern 2025·R6·+9.8
3.[W]vsJeroen Naarding1,930·SSS Adelboden 2025·R7·+7.0
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsHaltmeier Bruno1,889·SSS Bern 2025·R8·-13.7
2.[L]vsMilo Marmy1,929·SMM 2025 2. Liga round 7·R1·-12.7
3.[L]vsRobin Angst2,247·SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 5-6·R1·-4.3

Last 12 months — tournaments

7 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 2
Team
Apr 20260.5/1#8202196+4.6
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 5-6
Team
Feb 20260/2#12971480-7.6
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 4
Team
Jan 20260.5/1#7462169+3.8
SSS Bern 2025
Open Swiss
Nov 20255.5/7#1521370.0
SMM 2025 2. Liga round 7
Team
Sep 20250/1#1841129-13.0
SMM 2025 2. Liga round 6
Team
Aug 20251/1#92592+4.8
SSS Adelboden 2025
Swiss
Aug 20258/7#12714+34.4

Rankings

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Switzerland
#358
out of 3,528 players
Europe
#17,599
in continent
World
#23,899
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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World
Switzerland
1
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2
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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
...
358🇨🇭Riesen, Markus2,025
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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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
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17599🇨🇭Riesen, Markus2,025
World
1
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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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23899🇨🇭Riesen, Markus2,025