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Burnier, David

FM🇨🇭

FIDEFIDE 1307940· Male· Switzerland· Born in 1970

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David Burnier, a 56-year-old Swiss FIDE Master, is rated 2196 and sitting in the top 4% of Swiss players, and in the top 4% worldwide. He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months). Recent standard appearances include SMM NLB 2026 round 3, SMM 2025 NLB rounds 8-9, and SMM 2025 NLB round 7. Also played 2 rapid events (including 33. Tournoi Echecs Martigny) recently. His peak of 2377 was reached at age 36 (Jan 2006, Swiss #28 at the time).

Awarded FM in 2003 (age 33). Earned a IM norm at Lausanne Young Masters 2005.

Current rating

2196

Standard

Rpd2186·Blz—

All-time high

2377

−181 pts below
Jan 2006 · age 36

Activity

9

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

Top 4%

#119 · Swiss players · of 3,316

Career timeline

28 entries
2026
14th Swiss 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 2194
May 2026
2022
5th Swiss 50-55 player
at age 52 · rated 2311
May 2022
2021
Re-crossed 2300
at age 51
Oct 2021
2020
3rd Swiss 45-50 player
at age 50 · rated 2299
Oct 2020
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 2299 → returned at 2304
Mar 2020
2019
Re-crossed 2300
at age 49
Mar 2019

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Patrice LerchIM 2,304
SMM NLB 2026 round 4-5 · Jun 2026 · +3.0 Elo
Evolution
-1
2197 → 2196
Tournaments
5
7 games
Score
3.5/ 750.0%
1W5D1L
Top 3 wins
1.[D]vsPatrice LerchIM2,304·SMM NLB 2026 round 4-5·R1·+3.0
2.[W]vsMikael Kassighian1,808·SMM NLB 2026 round 3·R1·+1.9
3.[D]vsAfrim FejzullahuFM2,210·SMM 2025 NLB round 6·R1·+0.4
Top 1 loss
1.[L]vsOliver SutterFM2,292·SMM NLB 2026 round 4-5·R2·-7.3

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
SMM NLB 2026 round 4-5
Team
Jun 20260.5/2#952107-4.4
SMM NLB 2026 round 3
Team
May 20261/1#122608+1.8
SMM 2025 NLB rounds 8-9
Team
Oct 20251/2#652164-1.6
SMM 2025 NLB round 7
Team
Sep 20250.5/1#782149-1.4
SMM 2025 NLB round 6
Team
Aug 20250.5/1#732210+0.4

Most-Played Opponents

vsJan Steenhuis
🇨🇭SUI·2019
+6 −0 =3
9 games·last met Mar 2015
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vsLindo Duratti
🇫🇷FRA·2133
+2 −3 =3
8 games·last met Apr 2017
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vsPablo Schmid
🇨🇭SUI·2104
+3 −1 =3
7 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsManuel Lopez
🇨🇭SUI·1901
+6 −0 =1
7 games·last met Jan 2012
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vsFabrizio PatuzzoFM
🇨🇭SUI·2274
+2 −3 =1
6 games·last met Aug 2022
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Rankings

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Switzerland
#119
out of 3,528 players
Europe
#5,907
in continent
World
#8,410
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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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
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119🇨🇭Burnier, David2,196
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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5907🇨🇭Burnier, David2,196
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
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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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8410🇨🇭Burnier, David2,196